Thinking about going private?

Most physios thinking about private work are not planning to hand in their notice. They want a private caseload alongside an NHS or agency role: a few home visits a week, paid at private rates, built up at their own pace. Done properly, that is a realistic plan. Private initial assessments across our network are typically charged at £85 to £105, which changes the maths of a working week quite quickly.

The hard part is not the physiotherapy. It is everything around it: what to set up first, what insurance you actually need, where patients really come from, and what to charge. Most of the advice online is written for American clinic owners or is trying to sell you a £2,000 coaching package.

So we wrote down what we know. It is free, it is specific to UK physios, and it does not assume you want to open a clinic.

What you get: the Private Physio Starter Kit

One short, practical email a day for five days, plus a printable launch checklist. No fluff, no jargon, no "unlock your potential".

Day 1 — The maths

NHS band versus private rates, what a realistic private week earns after travel and admin, and who going private suits.

Day 2 — Setting up safely

HCPC, indemnity insurance, DBS, ICO registration and sole trader basics. The boring bits that protect you, in one sitting.

Day 3 — Google Business Profile

The single best free marketing tool, and the service-area setup most mobile physios get wrong.

Day 4 — Where patients come from

Referral sources that actually pay: case managers, care homes, GPs and a review engine that runs itself.

Day 5 — Pricing with confidence

Real UK benchmarks from our own network, the pricing mistakes we see new physios make, and your next step.

Plus: the launch checklist

A printable one-page checklist covering registration, insurance, set-up, marketing and admin. Yours as soon as you sign up.

Why listen to us?

Mobile Physiotherapist is a national network of self-employed physios providing home visits across England and Wales. It was founded by Lizzie Thornton, a Chartered Physiotherapist (MCSP), and there are CSP members across the team.

The difference between this course and generic business advice is data. We run the websites, the marketing and the enquiry lines for physios in more than twenty counties, so we know what private physiotherapy actually costs, what patients actually search for, and which marketing actually produces enquiries. That is what goes in the emails, not theory.

Get the free starter kit

The full course is on its way

The Private Practice Playbook is the full version of this course: eight modules covering everything from company set-up to case-manager referrals, with templates, calculators and video walkthroughs. It is in production now.

Starter kit subscribers hear about it first, and physiotherapists who take on a county with us get the full Playbook included. See which counties are open.

Frequently asked questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The 5-day starter kit and the checklist are free, no card details, nothing to cancel. We do it because some of the physios who take the course go on to join our network, and the rest tell their colleagues about us. That trade works for everyone.

Will you fill my inbox?

Five short emails over five days, then the occasional practical tip and a note when a county opens up. Every email has an unsubscribe link and we act on it.

I work for the NHS. Can I still do this?

Usually, yes. Many physios build a private caseload alongside an NHS post. You will need to check your contract and your trust's secondary employment policy, and day 1 of the course covers exactly that.

Do I have to join your network?

No. The course teaches you to build a practice on your own; a county listing with us is one shortcut among several and we say so honestly. If your county happens to be open and you want it, that route is here.