BUPA Physiotherapy Tender Process

[physiobob]

After all we have Denplan, and Chiroplan, why no Physioplan?

Payment for musculoskeletal treatment makes up more than half of a company such as BUPA's outgoings. This means that you need to make money elsewhere from the customers who are not accessing physio type treatment. If you had a physio only plan you'd be broke in the first 6 months. This is why it does not exist. We all know patients that feel if they fork out £1000 a year on cover then they are going to try and get £1000+ more back in value for treatment. And if those were just physio specific clients who just love to see their physio each week, where would PhysioPlan be? Not sure anyone would put money into backing that one

[thephysiosvoice]

Afternoon.

TPV has some very, very important news on www.thephysiosvoice.co.uk going live at 3pm.

Keep Spreading that Love

TPV

[andylouise]

Thanks for the letter.we are getting there. I want to say that we need to have insight into the positions of our professional bodies, that they will be being advised as to what they can and cannot state to us without being subject to legal action, in addition to getting legal advice about the process on our behalf. they cannot state it more directly for those reasons BUT the last statement states their positions plainly; that "they fundamentally disagree with it". Thats business speak and actually is strong. hear it as that. They cant be seen to be telling people what to do. the statement is clearly "advised" but they express their position. We as members of the profession can however throw our weight behind our stance as individuals without risk of any breaking of the law and as we are doing so, the csp and physio first may well be saying privately come on, you can do it! It has to come from us. thats the point. I just want those that are so frustrated with them to not alieniate physios that are unsure but then think from the angry posts here that we are just those radical types. As much as the prof bodies represent us their "role" places them in a slightly different place to us. Thats the very nature of their position compared to ours. I hope that people can see the whole with all its parts. We can exercise our choice wisely then. We want time to consult, get advice and deliberate and we needn't be rushed, would you usually sign a contract that someone else had put all the terms to and you hadn't contributed? Do you want a contact at all? we are "independent" providers of valued and necessary skills.We've worked hard for that, keep it that way. Thanks for those working on it, A