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FPM Recruitment Service - Testimonials

Below are comments from just some of the hundreds of Practices which have used our services for recruiting a Practice Manager:

Dr Sally Brown, Sheffield: "We are a five partner practice who have just used First Practice Management to recruit our new practice manager and we cannot recommend them highly enough! We were guided through the whole process by a very supportive and efficient consultant, from the drafting of the job description and advert, to shortlisting and the interviews. We are very happy with the person we have appointed and the process has been enjoyable and stress free. We would not hesitate to recommend the service to any other practices looking for a new practice manager. "

Dr. N. Morton, Bracknell, Berks, five partner practice: "Many thanks for the excellent service provided by FPM in recruiting our practice business manager. The whole process ran very smoothly even to the confines of a tight time schedule. Using FPM avoided all the stress of recruitment from placing the adverts, considering the applications, organising the interview process to contacting the candidates. The interview days were most informative and actually enjoyable. I would like to congratulate FPM on their magnificent service and would have no hesitation in recommending them to other practices."

Dr. D. Pardhanani, Sutton, Surrey, four partner practice: "Just to say a big thank you on behalf of the practice for the excellent service you provided in the selection of the crucial role of our new practice manager. I enjoyed both days of interviews and felt the questions you provided were highly appropriate. Your professional display at all times was very commendable as well as your expert and much needed chairing skills. I am personally very pleased with the outcome and feel we have selected the best fit candidate for our practice's current and future needs. From being unsure about the benefits of using a recruitment agency, I am very happy that we were able to use First Practice Management, most of all as without which I am absolutely sure that we would still be in the waiting room discussing the candidates!"

Dr. K. Cabot, Acton, Middx, four partner practice: "I can confirm that the partners found First Practice Management a welcome source of help and support when we had to replace our practice manager. FPM's Consultant is very energetic and knowledgeable and she guided us efficiently through the recruitment procedure. We found the selection process very worthwhile and enjoyable. Even though we ended up appointing an internal candidate in the end, we could do so more confidently with the knowledge we gained from the process and with FPM’s objective support."

Dr. W. Ward, Blackpool, six partner practice: "Fantastic! FPM took away all the aggro about writing the advert, working out the deadlines, setting up the person spec, profile, shortlisting, and the endless meetings to work out the interviews, the questions, how it would be done etc. During the interview process we were expertly guided and brought to a conclusion in good time. There were no sleepless nights worrying about the process, no meetings on thinking up interview questions taking ages. Some of the best money we have ever spent. We look forward to working with our new dynamic PM."

Dr. V. Needham, Andover, Hants, five partner practice: "On my recommendation of using FPM, there was some enthusiasm, but also a little scepticism together with concern regarding expense. The sceptics have been well and truly converted. The whole Partnership offer their thanks for the very thorough and professional approach that FPM have brought to bear on the process, and your support and encouragement throughout. Although it is possible that by our own efforts we MAY have appointed the same successful applicant, the process has been extremely worthwhile in giving both parties confidence in the appointment."

Dr. S. Proctor, Hyde, Cheshire, five partner practice: "We wish to say how much we valued your professional service."

Dr. Andrew Hooker, Towcester, Northants, six partner practice: "Thanks for all your help in achieving a satisfactory outcome, the work done by FPM has most definitely eased the workload and greatly facilitated the outcome."

Dr. E. Lee, Bristol, 11 partner practice: "Just a note to say thanks for running our recruitment so well. I learnt a lot and we all appear to be very happy with the result. I will sing your praises to anyone who is thinking of recruiting a manager in future."

Dr. Amol Kelshiker, Pinner, Middlesex, six partner practice: "Many thanks for the very professional support provided by the team from First Practice Management in our search for a Practice Manager to replace an excellent manager who'd been with us for 18 years. I can honestly say, on behalf of us all, that it would not have been possible for the Practice to organise the whole process so well and in a relatively short space of time giving us the desired result of selecting a person of a very high calibre. FPM provided excellent advice through all stages of the very comprehensive recruitment process, and made what was potentially a very stressful time, actually manageable. We have no hesitation in recommending this service to any Practice who seriously wants to consider all the options in recruiting a future Practice Manager."

Dr. Catherine Massey, Northampton, six partner practice: "We found FPM to be an extremely professional and helpful service. We were bowled over by the number and quality of applicants, a complete contrast to when we had advertised ourselves a few years previously. We are delighted with our new Practice Manager and are recommending the service to all our GP friends!"

Dr. Helen Willows, Oswestry, Shropshire, five partner practice: "I am sure I speak for all of us in thanking you for your help and expertise in the recruitment of our new Practice Manager. I dread to think what we would have done without the help of FPM. We can say that we are quite excited about the choice - excitement is not an emotion we have had much of for a very long time - so that has to be good!"

Dr. Lucy Stewart, Newhaven, E. Sussex, six partner practice: "We were delighted with the very professional and valuable support provided to us by First Practice Management for the appointment of our first ever Practice Business Manager. FPM provided excellent advice through all stages of the very comprehensive recruitment process and made what was potentially a very stressful time actually enjoyable. We felt very supported throughout, and we are delighted with the end result. We would have no hesitation in recommending FPM to other practices."

Dr. Chris Hewitt, Coalville, Leicestershire, four partner practice: "As a four partner GP practice we were extremely keen to appoint the right person as a Practice Manager. Despite mixed feelings initially amongst the partners on the need for help with the recruitment process we now all concur that recruiting First Practice Management to help us with the whole process has been extremely good value. We have felt supported all the way through the process and appreciated the calibre of applicants we were able to get. The summary of the applicants attributes and the organisation especially of the selection process was of a very high standard. The shortlisted candidates reported the process to be very fair and we felt it gave a very positive impression of our organisation. FPM's Consultant on our project, Gill Hughes, had a light but extremely professional touch and gave us great confidence as she guided us through the process. In addition our practice staff appreciated the way she got their views of the candidates. We would recommend First Practice Management to any practice keen to make the right appointment of practice manager."

Dr. Andrew Moulson, Kirkbymoorside, N. Yorks, four partner practice: "Having never previously used a recruitment consultancy we approached FPM with some trepidation. However right from my very first contact all responses from FPM have been prompt, courteous and helpful. At all times we were informed of decisions we had to make and advice and guidance was provided as necessary to guide us through the process. We had a many-fold increased number of responses to our advertisement compared to when we had last recruited which was undoubtedly due to FPM's advice on wording and advert placement, as well as to use of your website. The summaries of applicants' strengths and weaknesses that you provided were most helpful in our short-listing process. The actual interview days went extremely well and partners as well as applicants commented that both parties were able to learn a lot about each other in a short time. Several also said the days were actually enjoyable, which must be a triumph. In short I would congratulate FPM on providing a truly excellent service which I would not hesitate to recommend to other practices. In fact our approach to FPM was the result of recommendation by a similarly satisfied practice which had previously used your services. We would like to congratulate all your team."

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