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Cost per practitioner calculator

Divide total practitioner-related costs by headcount for a quick per-FTE benchmark.

Planning tool only Figures are for illustration. They are not financial, tax, legal, or clinical advice, and they may not match your contracts or accountant’s treatment.

What this calculator covers

This cost per practitioner calculator is publisher content for UK private clinics, therapists, and physios. You supply total practitioner costs in period and practitioner fte (or headcount). It reports cost per practitioner (fte) using the simplified assumptions described below—not as a substitute for an accountant, solicitor, or clinical record.

Benchmarking cost per practitioner helps owners compare sites or years. Include pay, employer NI, professional subscriptions you fund, and any revenue-linked bonuses in your total.

Exclude purely corporate overheads unless you allocate them deliberately using the same rule each time.

What this model does not do

This cost per practitioner calculator is original publisher copy for UK private clinic administration. It is not a tax computation and does not apply HMRC rates, capital allowances, or Making Tax Digital rules.

The form cannot see your contracts, payer mix, or diary software. If a clause matters and there is no field for it, the output will not include it.

How this model defines the inputs

These notes are specific to the cost per practitioner calculator, not a generic form template. Use the same definitions you already use in the diary or management accounts.

Total practitioner costs in period
Enter total practitioner costs in period using the same definition you use in your clinic records.
Practitioner FTE (or headcount)
Enter practitioner fte (or headcount) using the same definition you use in your clinic records.

Calculator

Enter your figures below. Results update as you type, in your browser—we do not receive the numbers you enter.

Tip: Use whole numbers or up to two decimal places. Results update instantly.

How it works

  1. Enter total practitioner costs in period

    For this Cost per practitioner model, enter total practitioner costs in period and practitioner fte (or headcount). Keep those definitions consistent with your diary or management accounts.

  2. Read cost per practitioner (fte)

    The cost per practitioner model then reports cost per practitioner (fte). The arithmetic runs in your browser; we do not receive the numbers you type.

  3. Check against costs, margins & tax records

    Treat cost per practitioner (fte) as planning figures for costs, margins & tax conversations, then confirm VAT, contracts, and filings with your own records and qualified advisers.

Context and how to use this

Cost per FTE helps compare years or sites when headcount changes slowly. Include elements you consistently classify as practitioner cost—bonuses, funded CPD, employer NI if that is your norm.

Do not silently fold corporate overheads into this ratio unless you allocate them on purpose.

Common questions

Headcount or FTE?
Use FTE if people work part-time; raw headcount exaggerates cost per “full” clinician.
Locums included?
If locum spend sits in the same budget line you are analysing, include it and note that the denominator mixes employment types.

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