Types of practice and Ethical Marketing

Question 1

Insurance

Answer 1

Professional Indemnity
Employers liability
Public liability

Question 2

Professional Indemnity

Answer 2

• type of business insurance for business
  -gives advice or provide a professional service to clients
• covers compensation claims if vet is sued by a client for making a mistake that leads to finical loss for client

Question 3

Employers liability insurance

Answer 3

-all employers are required to have this
- provides cover for at least £5 million
-compensation if a employee is injured or becomes ill because of work
-employer can be finned £2500 everyday if not properly insuranced
-£1000 fined if sign is not posted

Question 4

Public Liability Insurance

Answer 4

-cover compensation payments and legal cost of member of the public sues the practice for an injury or property is damaged

Question 5

Types of vet practice business

Answer 5

• independent practice - Owed by an indivual
• corporate - owned and operated by a company
  -Joint venture partnership model - franchies vet4pets

Question 6

first Opinion practice

Answer 6

treatment of an animal by its own vets

Question 7

referral Practice

Answer 7

possible for more complex cases, referring . Could be another vet in same practice

Question 8

Secondary Referral practice

Answer 8

Only accept cases referred by other practices e.g Fitzpatrick

Question 9

Practice standards scheme

Answer 9

-voluntary scheme ran by RCVS
-Aims to promote and maintain highest standard of care of vet care
- vet practice in the scheme are called accredit practices
-year 4 years an expectation
-logo on practice

Question 10

Whats needed to be apart of PSS

Answer 10

• Core standards
• General practice
  -emergency service clinic
  -Veterinary Hospital