An expert medical secretary, ready from day one

The calls, letters, billing and diary — all handled by an experienced medical secretary who already knows how private practice works, so you can get back to your patients.

Everything a private practice runs on, already in place

The phone line, the software and the cover are set up before you start — you don’t hire, onboard or manage anyone. We shape the desk around how your practice already works, not the other way round.

Up and running from a single conversation — and just as simple to wind down if it ever stops being right. No long contract.
Set up is quick, too — emergency cover can be ready within a day, and a new secretary is fully onboarded and knows your practice within two weeks.
A tidy private-practice desk with a phone and daylight

Correspondence

Clinic letters and medical typing, turned around the same day — not when the list finally clears.

Billing

Invoicing, statements and debt chasing through Healthcode, so nothing slips.

Front desk

New-patient enquiries, the diary and the inbox, expertly handled.

Results & reports

Chased, filed and actioned before they become a backlog.

You deal with one medical secretary, with a healthcare-trained team behind them. Live clinical scribing is available too, where it helps your practice.

A desk of patient files and paperwork waiting to be actioned

The work doesn’t wait for someone to be free

  • A new-patient call comes in mid-clinic and goes to voicemail.
  • A discharge summary waits until the afternoon list clears.
  • Results come back, and sit until someone can chase them.
Left to itself, a practice is always a step behind the work.

What a covered desk gives back

Not a longer list to manage — a shorter one. The work still happens; it just stops being yours to chase.

A calm private consulting room, tidy desk and daylight

Your evenings

Clinic letters go out the same day, not after supper — and the laptop stays shut.

Your headspace

One medical secretary holds the desk, with a healthcare-trained team behind them. Nothing waits to be chased.

Your diary

New-patient calls answered while you’re in clinic, and the diary kept full without you touching it.

You pay for the hours you use

  • The salary, before anything is added
  • Employer’s NI and pension on top
  • Software, a phone line and a desk
  • Holiday, sickness and cover gaps
  • A fixed cost every month — busy or quiet
Halo Desk
Only the hours you use

Billed by the hour — the bill follows the work, not the calendar. You pay for the hours your secretary works, and nothing when the clinic is quiet.

The same work an in-house secretary does — the letters, the billing, the calls — without the fixed monthly commitment.

How practices work with us

Popular for part-time

Fractional

£14 / hour

Part-time secretary support as and when you need it — a minimum of ten hours a week, and the clock only runs when your secretary is actually working for you.

Recommended

Practice

£13.50 / hour

Your own dedicated medical secretary — one person working only for you, still backed by our team for cover when they’re on the phone or away.

Enterprise

£13 / hour

Two to four dedicated secretaries, with the same team support behind them.

Bespoke

Contact us

Emergency cover, our platform for your own team, or anything not covered above — get in touch.

All prices + VAT. Tiered by the hours and the number of secretaries you need. See what each package includes →

Robbie Walker, founder and consultant ophthalmic surgeon

Robbie Walker · founder, consultant ophthalmic surgeon

I built the desk I run my own clinic on

I’m Robbie Walker, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon. I couldn’t find admin support I trusted around patients and their notes, at a price that made sense for a single-handed practice.

So I built one, and ran my own clinic on it. It worked well enough that other consultants asked to use it too. I still run my list every week, with the same desk behind me.

Every PA we place is fully vetted, experienced, and has passed our rigorous selection process before they’ve even been introduced to you. We hire about 0.5% of the people who apply to us, so you can be assured you’re getting best-in-class service from day one.

Johanna, the named medical secretary at Halo Desk

Johanna anchors the desk as our named medical secretary, with a healthcare-trained team behind her.

Where your patients’ records live

Your data stays in the UK

All our staff are GDPR compliant.

Your data is secure by technology design, not just by contract.

How we keep your data safe →

Two colleagues checking a patient record together
A healthcare-trained medical secretary reviewing a practice inbox

Tell us what your practice needs

One enquiry, one reply from a person. No portal, no account, and no long contract. Healthcare-trained team.

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