The Business of Healing Fourth Edition

The Business of Healing has become widely regarded as one of the best books on practice management in Australia and has been the set text for this subject in most institutions teaching non-medical healthcare since 2003. This 387 page book contains comprehensive information on the operation of a non-medical healthcare practice from the author’s own personal experience, and that of some of Australia’s most successful natural medicine practitioners. It's also of great use to anyone wanting to maximise the efficiency of an existing clinic.

To take a few examples of what’s in the book, it guides the reader through practice options (group practice, solo practice, mobile practice, etc), the selection of a successful clinic location, clinic design, business structures and the costs involved in establishing and running a clinic. It covers payment and receipts, the design of client intake forms, clinic software options, dispensary management, employing staff, and has a great deal of excellent guidance on marketing, including social media management. It explores government regulations and the legal and other responsibilities that need to be considered in practice. It also provides comprehensive guidance on client records and record keeping, tax, GST, ethics and negligence, health insurance rebates and how to deal with adverse reactions and client complaints. In addition, exhaustive detail is supplied on financial and business management, business and strategic planning, and a step-by-step guide on starting a clinic is included. For the experienced practitioner there’s invaluable advice on improving the function of an existing practice including thought-provoking discussion on barriers to success, skills maintenance and methods that will assist in increasing the success of a clinic once it’s underway. Finally, for the practitioner who’s considering retirement, extensive practical advice is given on how this can be done in a legally compliant, ethical, easy and efficient manner.       

The author is a natural medicine practitioner who’s worked as a naturopath, massage therapist, herbalist, homeopath and nutritionist for 40 years. He’s established and operated five successful natural medicine practices and has tertiary qualifications in business management. He’s lectured on practice management around Australia and overseas since 1996, acted as an expert advisor to State and Federal governments, worked as a key part of the strategic management teams for a number of large Australian organisations and is a past Director and Vice President of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.

The price per copy is $66.00 Including GST plus a flat rate of $14.00 postage to anywhere in Australia. To order this book, please contact the author via medhurstr@yahoo.com.

 The Concordant Clinical Homeopathic Repertory

 This is a homeopathic repertory with a difference. In contrast to the standard repertory structure, the body of this text is formed entirely from clinically confirmed remedies as recommended by some of the world’s greatest homeopaths, and constructed into concordance tables for clinically defined conditions. Where they’re available, human, animal and in-vitro clinical trials are also used to confirm the remedy selection. With 922 pages, this hardcover, high quality print reference book contains entries for over 3200 individual diseases, making it the ultimate authority on clinically confirmed homeopathy and an essential text for any serious prescriber or user of homeopathic medicine. The Concordant Clinical Homeopathic Repertory is available from all leading booksellers for a recommended retail price of $165.00 Australian, or directly from the author for $110.00, plus postage. An electronic copy in PDF format is also available for purchase from the author for a cost of $55.00. For sample pages of the book, click here. For more information on the book please contact me through medhurstr@yahoo.com .

Contract Homeopathic Formulations

I formulated most of the homeopathic products that are currently sold around Australia by Brauer Natural Medicine and these include infant and baby products, medicines for stress, weight loss, various digestive problems, arthritic conditions, and medicines for many other commonly occurring health problems. If you’d like your own homeopathic formulations constructed for retail sale around Australia or elsewhere, along with the TGA acceptable evidence required to justify the claims made for the product, please contact me directly via medhurstr@yahoo.com and I should be able to help.