Recurring income for your practice with automatic payment plans and comprehensive marketing.
Hedgehog makes it easy to put patients on simple, fully automated payment plans which brings regular income to your practice. We help you to personalise the payment plans to suit both your practice and your patients.
- Hedgehog manages all of the administration of the payment plan in a simple, online app.
- Includes accidental damage cover.
- Pricing structure guidance offered to practices as standard.
- Flexible monthly fee.
Supplier discounts.
- Discounts with key suppliers, which increase the more patients there are on the plan.
Marketing support and materials for the practice.
- Printed material such as leaflets, practice posters and banners.
- A customisable, engaging and response website with social media support that includes hosting and maintenance.
- Automated recalls by email, SMS, letters and postcards.
Commission from over 3,000 local and national retailers
- We give patients and the practice access to over 3,000 national retailers. When a patient makes a purchase at any of these retailers, the practice receives commission from that sale.
- An additional source of income for the practices without needing to do anything else.
- We extend the service to business in your local area after signing up. We want to encourage patients to support their local businesses and practices.
VOIP telephone services for practices
- Competitively priced VOIP service for practices with no line rental.
- Free of charge number porting.
- An auto-attendant service (press 1 for booking an appointment, press 2 to register with the practice) that’s included free of charge.
- Receive voicemails and missed call alerts by email.
- Disaster recovery service which automatically re-directs calls to the practice to another landline or mobile number when you’re unexpectedly closed.
- Support and advice from the Hedgehog team.
Recurring plans.
Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
Suggested monthly pricing for patients | £5 – £8 | £10 | £14 |
Unlimited eye care visits | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Spectacle product discounts | – | ✅ | ✅ |
Commission from retailers | – | ✅ | ✅ |
Accidental damage cover | – | ✅ | ✅ |
Contact lens aftercare | – | – | ✅ |
OCT / Widefield | – | – | ✅ |
Additional services.
SMS | Postcard | Letter | Website | Phone | ||
If on a recurring Hedgehog plan | £0.04 per text | Included | £0.65 per postcard | £0.70 per letter | £350 per year | £30 per month |
If not on a recurring Hedgehog plan | £0.07 per text | from £10 per month | £0.80 per postcard | £0.85 per letter | £600 per year | £50 per month |