May 22 2018 Increase in government funded childcare hours Categories: Healthcare The Scottish Government plan to increase funded childcare hours for three and four year olds from the current 600 hours to 1,140 per year. The extended hours policy is due to be introduced from 2020; however there are significant concerns about the practicalities of implementing such a policy, especially from a private nursery’s perspective. Insufficient more
May 3 2018 Choosing the right accounting software for nurseries Categories: Healthcare Everyone is aware of the advances in technology and accounting software is no exception. As well as desktop software, there is an array of cloud solutions which can be tailored specifically to nurseries, allowing you to track costs by project or location. Cloud accounting packages store their information on a secure website, enabling data to more
Apr 26 2018 Could there be a wages liability waiting for you? Categories: EQ NewsHealthcare This case relates to a care worker who was paid a flat fee for an overnight stay and only the minimum wage for the hour in the evening where she was awake and working. Last year it was ruled that the minimum wage should be paid for the whole period as she was under the more
Apr 12 2018 How well is your surgery performing? Categories: Healthcare EQ Healthcare is delighted to announce the publication of its GP Practices Benchmarking Report 2017. Produced in association with Kreston UK, the report explores statistics compiled from 161 practices across the UK. You can access the full report here – GP Practices Benchmarking Report 2017 We know that general practitioners are currently experiencing huge work pressures, more
Apr 10 2018 Are you prepared for NHS funding changes? Categories: Healthcare The Scottish Government has recently developed an Oral Health Improvement plan to assess patients based on risk, and address the link between deprivation and ill-health. It is clear from reading through the consultation papers that they are looking to implement changes towards a more preventive system for the NHS dental service together with simplifying the more
Feb 14 2018 Managing profitability of your nursery Categories: Healthcare The current climate is becoming increasingly challenging for private nurseries, with shortfalls in local authority funding of child places, higher business rates and higher staff costs. We understand that in many instances the funding provided by local authorities for child places is insufficient to cover costs and that this issue may get worse with Government more
Jan 23 2018 From Self Employed to Business Owners Categories: Corporate FinanceHealthcare For many self-employed dentists, buying their own dental practice is a dream, the ultimate career goal. However, it is also a journey riddled with pitfalls, risk and uncertainty. For dentists and University of Dundee graduates Jane Clyne and Eleanor Ferguson, the onset of a new year marks the start of their second full year owning more
Sep 27 2017 Business Rate Exemptions for Scottish Nurseries Categories: Healthcare Derek Mackay, Scotland’s Finance Secretary, has announced that as of April 2018, day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates. The announcement is a direct result of recommendations in the recent Barclay Report into non-domestic rates, commissioned by the Scottish Government. This is welcome news to nursery operators. The Nursery sector has more