Assisi – Practice. Made perfect.

Staff shortages have been making the headlines for a while now, with the most recent figures from the CBI showing that three-quarters of UK businesses have been hit by labour shortages this year. 

The global pandemic and Brexit are the two main factors – the former changing people’s perceptions of work and the latter reducing the number of skilled workers able to be freely employed in the country. 

No business sector’s been immune, and the veterinary sector’s been as hard hit as any – with staff shortages adding to the stress of an already busy environment and in turn, creating an even busier – and often even more stressful – workplace. 

Veterinary practices are a hugely important part of our lives here in the UK. We love our dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, and other domestic pets. We dote on our horses while, as a country, we rely heavily on the farming sector. 

But if veterinary practices don’t have the right amount of staff, things can become difficult. 



Helping practices become perfect 

Regular readers of our blog will know by now that we love software that does good – software that helps provide positive outcomes for people and businesses; software that helps fuel success. 

One of the brands we’ve welcomed into ClearCourse recently is Assisi - a management software brand that helps veterinary practices run more efficiently and effectively. 

Of course, software can never replace humans – especially in an environment like this where that personal touch, understanding and empathy are essential to delivering the right level of care and service. 

However, what software like Assisi can do is automate a huge number of previously manual tasks, easing the amount of work that needs to be done in the back end – freeing up time for everyone in the practice to spend with clients and their animals. 

Streamlining processes, saving time 

Assisi, which we’ve recently given a fresh new brand and visual identity as part of ClearCourse, helps veterinary practices across the country save time by offering features such as diary management, which helps reduce no-shows. 

It keeps accurate and up-to-date records so you’re not left searching for notes or consent forms, and it offers pay-by-link so bills can be automatically sent to customers, reducing time spent invoicing and chasing payments. 

Of course, there’s also a host of other features that save time and help achieve greater efficiency – batch traceability, accounting (including digital tax), stock control, lab integration and insurance claims are all there, inside Assisi. 

A new addition to the brand is AssisiPay, Assisi’s very own integrated payments platform, powered by ClearAccept. AssisiPay is purpose-built and enables practices to streamline and speed up payments – another way the software helps save time every single day. 

Repositioning for the challenges veterinary practices face today

The Assisi brand has been working with some of the UK’s biggest veterinary names for more than ten years. It’s established. It’s known. It’s proven. It works. 

As brands evolve, as they get those runs on the board, they can rightfully exude greater confidence. 

Our new tagline for the brand is ‘Practice. Made Perfect’. 

While that may be a bold ambition, it’s one we know with certainty the brand can help make a reality, while at the same time easing the burden of the people-difficulties every business in the country is currently encountering. 

If you’d like to learn more about Assisi, check out the brand’s new website.