ABSTRACT
Some practices do psychological profiling of prospective new partners to see if they are likely to fit into their team often by using questionnaires, but most are not quite that organised. In an inner city area like Newham, a large practice might have four to six partners, although in national terms this should be considered to be medium-sized. Some smaller practices prefer to work in a linked but arms'-length relationship. They may share premises, cover each other for on-call work, or share resources or practice staff. A large practice might have four to six partners, although in national terms this should be considered to be medium-sized. Some more formal models of how the practice runs and partnership dynamics can be pinned down fairly easily and give clues to the less formal aspects. The justification for progression to parity is that a new partner will not take as much responsibility for running the practice as the existing partners.
