👋 About Rushcliff Ltd

Hi, we're Rushcliff — we've been building Private Practice Software since 1997

Rushcliff Ltd is an independent, UK-based software company. We started in 1997, and PPS is now used by private practices all over the world — including, believe it or not, Antarctica.

Where it all started

It started with a chiropody notebook, a gap in the market, and two people who thought they could build something better.

Rushcliff's first product — the Chiropody Practice Management System — launched in 1995 and took off fast. That early success pointed to a much bigger gap in private healthcare software, so in 1996 we got to work on something more ambitious: PPS. It went live in 1997 to physiotherapists, podiatrists, osteopaths and more, and Rushcliff Ltd was born the same year, founded by Andy and John.

Development hasn't really stopped since. Nearly thirty years on, PPS has grown through close, long-running relationships with the practitioners who use it — and today, that means practices from the UK to Canada, Singapore, Barbados and even Antarctica.

1995
CPMS launches — our first product, and proof there was a gap worth filling.
1996
Work begins on PPS — something bigger, for a much wider range of practices.
1997
PPS launches. Rushcliff Ltd is founded. The rest is still being written.
The people behind PPS

Still run by the people who started it

Andy and John, our founding directors, are still closely involved today — alongside a team that's grown steadily since 1997 across development, support, account management, sales, admin, marketing and product. Many of the people who joined years ago are still part of the team now, and we're always on the lookout for people with the right skills and the right enthusiasm for our industry.

Technical development Technical support Account management Sales Admin Marketing Product development
Giving back

Our practitioners do amazing things — we like to help

We've worked with thousands of practitioners over the years, and so many of them give their time to remarkable causes. We're not the kind of company that just watches from the sidelines — on top of the causes below, we've also sponsored our local football club, Burton Albion Academy, on a number of occasions.

British Transplant Games therapy team using PPS pitchside
Charity case study

British Transplant Games

How the British Transplant Games therapy team moved from paper to digital notes with PPS, managing 1,500 athletes across the event.

Read the case study →
Causes we've supported
Questions people ask us

Frequently asked questions

Rushcliff Ltd is the private, UK-based software company behind Private Practice Software (PPS) — a practice management system built for physiotherapists, podiatrists, osteopaths and other private healthcare practitioners. We've been developing PPS since 1997.
We design, build and support PPS (Private Practice Software), covering appointments, clinical notes, billing, online booking and more for private practices across a range of healthcare disciplines.
Rushcliff Ltd was founded in 1997, the same year we released the first version of PPS. The product has been developed continuously ever since, shaped by feedback from the practitioners who use it.
PPS was founded by Andy and John, who remain Rushcliff Ltd's directors today and are still closely involved in the direction of the product.
Yes. Many PPS practitioners give their time to charitable events, and we've been proud to support them at the Paralympic Games, the Invictus Games, the Commonwealth Games and more. We've also supported causes including Transplant Sport (organisers of the British Transplant Games), Nurture Africa, Sensational Kids, Help for Heroes and Supporting Wounded Veterans, and sponsored our local football club, Burton Albion Academy, on a number of occasions.
Yes. While Rushcliff Ltd is UK-based, PPS is used by private practices around the world, including in Canada, Singapore, Barbados and even Antarctica.

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