My name is Ian Thompson and I currently live in a sleepy little village near Sheffield with my wife, 4 cats, 2 dogs and a cheeky little one eyed rabbit.
I have been a manager for a number of years now and have always strived to give the best of my abilities to those I work for. With a thorough grounding in a large number of areas of practice management I have helped businesses achieve real improvements.
I initially worked for HSBC for several years in their business lending and debt recovery division and the experience I gained, I took to other major corporate companies including Telewest, where I managed the installation of telecommunications and information technology for large corporate businesses with a spend in excess of £10million each.
I have also managed a 450 bed student facility for Unite. Reducing their debt and securing a structural refurbishment of £300,000 to bring what was a problem facility back into profit. I led my team to become one of the few that scored a perfect 100% from an external audit of both health and safety and administration compliance.
As a practice manager I have achieved much in a short space of time including increasing a practices turnover by 30% in one year whilst reducing outstanding debt by 66%.I brought the 21st century to a practice helping it to increase its market awareness by 50% and helping to drive further business. Increasing COSHH and health and safety compliance, whilst reducing real time risk is something that I have focused on in great detail with practices, especially if they are also looking to apply for Practice Standards Scheme Tier status.
I continue to work with Practices advising on everything from the acquirement of training funding to the correct way to deal with problem employees. I hold a firm belief that practices can achieve great things providing they are carefully planned and structured in a way that helps the business.
“Sometimes you can bring a horse to water and even break its legs so you can dunk its head, but the damn thing will still be stubborn and hold it’s breathe rather than drink. At this point a good manager will pinch its nose.”