Practice tip of the week: Does your practice need more staff?

With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.

With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site. This May 2025 article on whether your practice needs to hire more staff gives this tip:

6. Growth plans rely on the same roster

An April 2025 operations briefing stressed that practices adding telehealth, ancillary services or extended hours without parallel staffing strategies risk provider burnout and service failures. Outsourcing or hiring early lets you scale without overloading today’s team.

Action: Attach a staffing impact statement to every new service proposal: forecast added patient volume, skills required and the break‑even point for each additional full‑time or contracted role.

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