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here are many benefits of      changes in technology and the          Your practice will maintain a higher
                                                                                                                                     refurbishing or relocating     availability of spare parts. The main   standard of infection control with
                                                                                                                               T your healthcare practice.          issues involved in the decision      a new fit-out and new streamlined
                                                                                                                               The decision to make such            regarding new practices are: room for   surfaces to clean. An advantage of
                                                                                                                               major physical changes to your       expansion; practice image; privacy   relocation or a major refurbishment
                                                                                                                               practice is usually secondary to     for patients and staff; movement and   is the opportunity to upgrade
                                                                                                                               your other financial concerns, but   functionality; standards of hygiene   equipment and reassess storage
                                                                                                                               most practitioners find that they    and the age of equipment.            needs. The size and accessibility
                                                                                                                               receive more than the obvious          Relocating to larger premises allows   requirements of new equipment and
                                                                                                                               benefits with new surgeries.         for expansion of your surgeries and the   storage can be fully integrated into
       SHOULD I                                                                                                                your operations and attract          patients. You may be able to acquire   relocating your practice, start looking
                                                                                                                                                                    facilities to take on more staff and more
                                                                                                                                                                                                         the design of a new practice.
                                                                                                                               The opportunity to streamline
                                                                                                                                                                                                           If you are seriously considering
                                                                                                                                                                    space adjoining your existing premises
                                                                                                                               new patients can be immensely
                                                                                                                                                                                                         around generally for commercial
                                                                                                                                                                    if it is available, and it will be valuable to
                                                                                                                               profitable to your business. By
       REFURBISH                                                                                                               surgeries, the productivity of your   If you update the overall image of your   in advance, to better understand the
                                                                                                                                                                    you to be aware of such opportunities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         premises in your area 12-18 months
                                                                                                                               increasing the functionality of your
                                                                                                                                                                    practice you can cover aspects such as
                                                                                                                               staff will improve.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         range of spaces available and learn of
                                                                                                                                                                                                         future opportunities. Looking ahead
                                                                                                                                                                    the finishes in your surgeries, graphics,
                                                                                                                                  Patients will also feel more
                                                                                                                                                                    your location, staff and the facilities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         of time will help you to secure space
                                                                                                                               comfortable in a fresh, private, well
       OR RELOCATE                                                                                                             organized practice. Most practices   Major refurbishment or relocation    which is appropriate and affordable
                                                                                                                                                                                                         for your new practice. If you let agents
                                                                                                                               find that after about ten years,
                                                                                                                                                                    gives you an opportunity to completely
                                                                                                                                                                    overhaul the image of your practice,
                                                                                                                               furnishings and fittings become worn.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         and owners know that you are looking
                                                                                                                               Visual styles also change - so much
                                                                                                                                                                    giving potential patients the best
                                                                                                                                                                                                         for space, these opportunities may
                                                                                                                                                                                                         come to you. Relocation does carry a
                                                                                                                                                                      impression and retaining your
                                                                                                                               that even the most brilliant design in
       MY DENTAL                                                                                                               2008 can simply highlight the age of   existing patients.                 greater risk in securing new premises
                                                                                                                               your practice today.
                                                                                                                                                                      The traffic flow in your practice
                                                                                                                                                                                                         and increased short-term expenses,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         but this is usually outweighed by
                                                                                                                                  Patients expect clean, modern
                                                                                                                                                                    should allow for easy movement by
                                                                                                                               surgery design and associate it with
                                                                                                                                                                    staff and patients, whilst maintaining
                                                                                                                                                                                                         an increase in business. Fitting out
       PRACTICE?                                                                                                               the highest standards in healthcare.   the privacy of both. Refurbishing gives   a new space also takes away the
                                                                                                                                                                    you the opportunity to re-design the
                                                                                                                               Most commercial leases are for five
                                                                                                                                                                                                         inconvenience of an interruption
                                                                                                                                                                                                         to your operations which can be a
                                                                                                                               years, so the end of your second
                                                                                                                                                                    layout of your practice, better utilizing
                                                                                                                                                                    the space available. Moving into
                                                                                                                                                                                                         problem during refurbishment.
                                                                                                                               lease is often a convenient time to
                                                                                                                                                                                                           To start a conversation with Levitch
                                                                                                                               consider relocating your practice
                                                                                                                               if you are running out of room.      a new space means the design of      Design Australia, contact us on
                                                                                                                                                                    your surgeries can be made with the
                                                                                                                               Generally, the life of your equipment   knowledge of your previous layout, its   marton.jakab@levitch.com.au or 1300
                                                                                                                               is also about ten years, considering   benefits and disadvantages.        11 22 11.
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