Setting up a clinic or private stand-alone consultation room might hold various challenges. These include the regulatory requirements, infrastructure, referral services and equipment. A clinician in private practice enjoys an autonomy that cannot be experienced in a hospital based setting. But various factors need to be addressed before embarking on starting your own practice. Methodic planning is vital to acquire the best results without wastage of resources.

Small private consultation clinics are essential for health care in our country by providing easily accessible primary or specialised healthcare. These cater to providing curative health care for minor non- life threatening illness in a locality or neighbourhood. Polyclinics may have more than one doctor. Guidelines and rules All Indian medical professionals are required to abide by the Code of Medical Ethics according to the…