Using a specialist recruitment agency can be a cost effective and efficient way to employ staff in comparison to in-house recruiting, providing you’re getting the most from your agency. Medicruit explains why

2015 marks the start of staging for small, micro and 'nano' employers. Many of you will need to decide whether one or more of the directors should be considered as workers for the employer duties.

Staff within your practice may have income protection (or Permanent Health Insurance) to cover their own loss of earnings, but this might not offer the practice itself support.