Frequently Asked Questions
When you’re leaving a practice and there’s no other PT available to take over your patients, it’s important to make sure they still have options for continuing their care.
Talk to your employer about how you will let your patients know you’re leaving. Options may include providing your patients with a list of other physiotherapists in the area who can help them, or giving the patient an exercise plan to follow at home to keep up with their treatment.
Sometimes, your employment contract might have rules that stop you from telling patients where you are going next. If that’s the case, you can direct them to the College’s Public Register, where your new job will be listed. Make sure you update your information so patients can find you if they want to.
If a patient decides to keep seeing you at your new job, they can ask for a copy of their physiotherapy record from the Health Information Custodian at your previous clinic. This helps make sure you maintain the information you need to continue their care.
The Leaving a Practice Checklist outlines all of the things you’ll need to do before you leave.