Preview the questions

1What did you qualify in?

You type your answer.

2Which training provider did you qualify with?

Search the list of participating providers, or type the name.

3What year did you qualify?

Choose a year from the last ten years.

4When you qualified, what did you hope to do?

• Run my own practice full-time
• Run my own practice part-time
• Work as an employed practitioner
• Combine employment and self-employment
• Something else / I wasn't sure
• I didn't plan to practise

5Had you run a business before qualifying?

• Yes
• No

6Which best describes you now?

• Currently practising
• Previously practised, but stopped
• Never started practising

7How do you work as a practitioner?

Shown if you practise now or used to.

• Self-employed (own practice or freelance)
• Employed by an organisation (PAYE)
• Both employed and self-employed
• Voluntary or unpaid practice only
• Other

8How many hours a week do you usually work as a practitioner?

Shown if you practise now.

• Up to 10 hours
• 11 to 20 hours
• 21 to 30 hours
• 31 to 40 hours
• More than 40 hours
• It varies too much to say

9Approximately how much do you personally earn from practitioner work each year, before personal tax?

Shown if you practise now.

• No income
• Under £5,000
• £5,000 to £9,999
• £10,000 to £19,999
• £20,000 to £29,999
• £30,000 to £39,999
• £40,000 to £49,999
• £50,000 or more
• I don't know
• Prefer not to say

What was your main reason for stopping practice?

Shown if you have stopped practising.

• Not enough clients or income
• Business costs or difficulties
• Clinical confidence or professional difficulties
• Preferred another career
• Personal, family or health reasons
• Retirement
• Other
• Prefer not to say

What was your main reason for not starting practice?

Shown if you never started practising.

• I hadn't planned to practise
• Not enough potential clients or income
• Starting a practice was too expensive
• Lack of business confidence
• Lack of clinical confidence
• Preferred another career
• Personal, family or health reasons
• Other
• Prefer not to say

10How well has your career since qualifying met your goals?

A scale from 0 (not at all) to 10 (completely).

11Before enrolling, what did your training provider explain?

Select all that apply.

• The costs and financial realities of practising
• How long establishing a practice might take
• The work involved in attracting clients
• None of these
• I can't remember

12How were these business topics covered during your course?

Answered for each topic: Business finances and pricing; Attracting and keeping clients; Running a practice responsibly.

• Not covered
• Explained
• Practical exercises
• Can't remember

13Did your training provider offer practical help with your next steps after qualifying?

• Yes, and I used it
• Yes, but I didn't use it
• General advice only
• No
• I can't remember
• Not relevant to my career plans

14Where have you received business support since qualifying?

Select all that apply.

• My training provider
• My professional body
• An independent business coach or course
• Other practitioners or mentors
• Other sources
• None

15When did you first use business support after qualifying?

Shown if you received support. Options depend on your answer to question 6.

• After qualifying, but before starting practice
• During my first year of practice
• Later, after gaining experience
• After I had stopped practising
• I can't remember

16Did your training provider contact you after qualification to ask how your career was progressing?

• Yes
• No
• I can't remember

17At which stage would better business support from your training provider have helped you most?

• Before enrolling
• During training
• Around qualification
• After starting practice
• I didn't need more support
• Not sure

How did you hear about this study?

• Professional body
• Training provider
• Another graduate or practitioner
• Social media
• Other