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NMC-compliant healthcare marketing, India

Marketing built for the practice you have earned.

Search, social, and brand-building for clinics and the healthcare professionals who run or work in them. Strategy before spend, compliant creative, and quiet tech that lightens the front desk.

  • Free 15-minute audit
  • No pitch deck
  • Month to month
  • Healthcare only
  • Audited to the NMC guidelines, Oct 2026
  • Dental, dermatology, IVF
  • India only
  • Careflow health-tech
01Approach

Built around the clinic, not the campaign

We are a healthcare-only agency. Every recommendation is shaped by NMC rules, the realities of a busy practice, and what actually brings the right patients through the door.

  1. 01

    NMC-compliant by default

    Compliant claims, honest creative, and an SOP your front desk can follow. We treat the guidelines as the brief, not an afterthought.

  2. 02

    Healthcare is all we do

    Dentists, dermatologists, orthodontists, IVF and fertility clinics, and the individual doctors and consultants building a practice or a name. We speak your specialty and your patients' language.

  3. 03

    Strategy before spend

    We map the move before we touch a budget. You see the reasoning, the priority order, and the expected role of every rupee.

  4. 04

    Tech that lightens the load

    Careflow CMS and Careflow AI quietly cut admin time and no-shows, so your team can focus on care. Built by us at careflowcms.tech.

02From the white coat
The White Coat Strategy

Dr. Kaushal K. Das

Founder, The White Coat Strategy and Careflow

Credentials
BDS
Based in
Delhi NCR
Builds
Careflow CMS and Careflow AI
Works with
Clinics and healthcare professionals, India only

Built by a doctor who got tired of marketing that ignores the rules

“I built this agency because I was the client. I know what it feels like when a generic agency posts content that breaks NMC rules you did not know existed, then disappears after month two. TWCS exists to fix that, for good.”

The White Coat Strategy exists because most agencies treat a clinic like any other shop. They promise patients, publish testimonials the guidelines forbid, and leave the doctor holding the risk.

We started from the other side of the desk. The compliance rules are the brief, the front desk is the client, and the measure of success is a fuller, calmer appointment book, not a vanity dashboard.

Careflow CMS and Careflow AI came out of the same conviction: that the quiet work of queues, reminders and follow-ups does more for a practice than any campaign.

Dr. Kaushal K. Das

03Services

Five disciplines, one growth engine

Each one stands on its own and compounds the others. We start where your clinic will gain the most, then layer the rest in a deliberate order.

  1. 01Popular

    Search & AI

    • Local SEO
    • GBP optimisation
    • GEO / AEO
    • Schema markup
    • Genuine review flow

    Most clinic journeys begin with a nearby search, and more of them now end in an AI answer. We claim and tune your Google Business Profile, build the local and treatment pages that earn Maps ranking, add the structured data ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can cite, and keep a steady, compliant flow of genuine reviews, so the patients already looking for your treatment find you first, on Google and in AI answers.

  2. 02

    Social Content

    • Profile build
    • Content pipeline
    • Reels
    • Thought leadership

    Your skill should be visible where patients look before they book. We build the profiles, run a sustainable content pipeline of reels and posts, and shape the lead doctor into a recognised voice in the specialty, all within NMC guidelines and never with a clinical promise.

  3. 03Popular

    Performance Ads

    • Meta and Google Ads
    • Geo-targeted
    • ROAS-tracked
    • Ad-account audits

    Paid media earns its place only when it is measured. We audit existing accounts for waste, rebuild the structure around high-intent local demand, and run geo-targeted Meta and Google campaigns with transparent ROAS tracking, so every rupee is accountable to booked consultations.

  4. 04

    Smart Automation

    • Careflow CMS
    • Careflow AI
    • WhatsApp automation
    • Recall and lifecycle

    The quiet work that compounds. Careflow CMS runs the clinic workspace — queue, billing, and WhatsApp confirmations — while Careflow AI helps staff move faster through daily workflows and optional clinical assist tools. Together they cut no-shows and admin time so the front desk focuses on patients, not chasing.

  5. 05

    Trust Compliance

    • NMC guidelines audit and SOP
    • Review recovery
    • Reputation protection

    We treat compliance as the foundation, not the fine print. A clear audit against IMC Regulation 6.1 and the NMC advertising guidelines of October 2026, an SOP your team can actually follow, structured review recovery, and ongoing reputation protection keep your marketing honest, defensible, and trusted by the patients you want.

04Results, framed honestly

The numbers behind the quiet work

Aggregate figures from past clinic and Careflow product deployments. Capability, not a promise. We never publish patient outcomes or guarantee a result.

Where we are

Currently onboarding founding clients and building our first documented case studies. Every result we publish will be real, dated, screenshot-verified and shared only with the clinic's consent. We do not invent numbers.

0+

Clinic deployments

delivered with Careflow CMS and our marketing stack

35% → 0%

No-show rate

reduced with WhatsApp reminders and Careflow workflows

0%

Admin time

saved through automation, on average

40-60%

Wasted ad spend

recovered after audit and restructure

Figures reflect outcomes recorded across past clinic and Careflow product deployments. They are illustrative of our work and are not a guarantee of results for any clinic.

Built for your specialty
01

Implantology

High-value case demand captured through precise, intent-led local search and paid media.

02

Orthodontics and Aligners

Visual, story-led social that suits long aligner journeys and considered decisions.

03

Cosmetic Dentistry

Doctor-led personal branding, because cosmetic patients choose the clinician first.

04

Cosmetic Dermatology

Demand-led content on the channels where dermatology results are seen first.

05

IVF and Fertility

Careful, compliant, trust-first messaging for a sensitive and considered decision.

06

Multi-location groups

Coordinated local search, shared Careflow multi-clinic workflows, and one view across every branch.

Also physiotherapy, paediatrics, ENT, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, gynaecology, general practice and allied health. If patients search for it locally, the method is the same.

05Monthly retainers

Steady work, compounding results

Pick the weight that fits where your practice is now. Move up a tier whenever you are ready. Every plan is month to month and NMC-compliant by design.

Foundation

01

Get found, keep the door open

₹19,500/ month

New clinics and individual practitioners

  • Local search tier: Google Business Profile management, 2 to 3 posts a week, local rank tracking
  • Weekly honest review requests via WhatsApp and a response protocol
  • Care Plan: hosting, SSL, backups, unlimited minor site edits
  • Reputation watch across Google, Practo and JustDial
  • One report on the first working day of the month, tied to enquiries

Authority

Most chosen

Build the reputation your skill deserves

₹39,000/ month

Established practices ready to lead their area

  • Everything in Foundation
  • Full Search: SEO with one treatment guide a month, answer-engine and AI-citation work, one report
  • Personal brand: 4 education-led pieces a month for the lead doctor, within the rules
  • Landing pages for key treatments
  • Quarterly strategy and compliance review

Catalyst

03

Compound growth across locations

From₹85,000/ month

Multi-location groups and scaling practices

  • Everything in Authority, for every location
  • Google and Meta ads management (base fee included, spend paid directly)
  • Multi-location search and profile management
  • Careflow CMS and WhatsApp automation oversight
  • Dedicated strategist, monthly strategy and compliance review

Prices in INR, exclusive of GST and third-party ad spend. Flat retainers, never per-lead fees, as the NMC guidelines require. Pay annually and you pay for eleven months, not twelve. Every module priced on its own.

06Clinic Growth Consultation

Two calls. One written plan. No retainer required.

For the clinic owner or the individual practitioner who wants a proper read and a plan to act on, with or without us. Two one-to-one calls with the founder and a written 90-day plan you keep.

₹9,999flat fee

Flat fee, inclusive of GST. Fully credited against your first retainer month if you start within 30 days.

We confirm a slot on WhatsApp and share a payment link. Capacity is limited to what the founder can personally handle each month.

  1. 01

    Call one: the audit

    45 minutes, video, recorded for you

    We go through your Google profile, website, reviews, social and any ad accounts together, live. You see what we see.

  2. 02

    The written plan

    Within five working days

    A 90-day plan in priority order: what to fix, what to build, what to stop, each move checked against the NMC guidelines, with the budget it needs and what you can do in-house.

  3. 03

    Call two: the walkthrough

    45 minutes, video, recorded for you

    We walk the plan together, answer every question, and agree what happens next. Run it yourself, hand it to your team, or ask us to run it.

Best for

  • You have been burnt by an agency and want an independent read before spending again
  • You run your own marketing and want it checked against the NMC guidelines
  • You are opening or expanding and want the first 90 days mapped
  • You are a doctor without a clinic of your own and want a name that travels with you

What you get

  • Two 45-minute founder calls, recorded
  • Written 90-day plan, priority ordered and budgeted
  • NMC compliance check of your current marketing
  • Careflow walkthrough if clinic operations are part of the problem
  • Thirty days of WhatsApp follow-up on the plan
07One-time projects

Fix one thing, properly

Not ready for a retainer? Start with a single, well-scoped project. Each one stands on its own and sets up everything that comes next.

  1. 01Popular

    Full Digital Audit & Quick Win Bundle

    A complete review of your search, social, reviews, and ad spend, with a prioritised list of quick wins you can act on immediately.

    From ₹12,000

  2. 02Popular

    Clinic Growth Consultation: two calls and a written 90-day plan

    Two 45-minute founder calls and a priority-ordered, budgeted 90-day plan you keep, checked against the NMC guidelines. Credited against your first retainer month.

    From ₹9,999

  3. 03Popular

    AI Search Readiness Audit (GEO / AEO)

    How your clinic shows up when patients ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews, with the structured data, treatment pages and honest content fixes that make you a citable source.

    Project-based

  4. 04

    Technical SEO & Site Speed Audit

    Crawlability, indexing, mobile usability and Core Web Vitals on your existing site, audited and fixed, so every page loads fast and ranks on its merits.

    Project-based

  5. 05

    DPDP Data Privacy Audit for Clinics

    A review of your website, enquiry forms and WhatsApp flows against India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, with consent notices and a simple data-handling SOP for your team.

    Project-based

  6. 06

    Clinic Website Build, five to seven pages

    A fast, mobile-first, compliant clinic site that loads quickly and turns visitors into booked consultations.

    From ₹30,000

  7. 07

    Personal Brand Setup

    Position the lead doctor as the trusted name in your specialty, with a content system you can sustain.

    Project-based

  8. 08

    NMC Compliance Audit & SOP

    A clear audit of your current marketing against NMC guidelines, plus a standard operating procedure your team can follow.

    From ₹6,000

  9. 09

    Review Recovery & Genuine Review Flow

    Address negative or fake reviews the right way and build a steady, compliant flow of genuine patient feedback.

    Project-based

  10. 10

    Ad Account Audit & Restructure

    Find where the budget leaks, rebuild the account structure, and put every rupee behind intent that converts.

    Project-based

08Careflow, clinic tech

Health-tech for the front desk

We build and ship Careflow CMS and Careflow AI for Indian clinics, the same products we recommend alongside marketing. Less phone tag, fewer empty slots, faster checkout.

Careflow CMS

Clinic OS

Clinic OS from ₹799/month · 7-day free trial

The clinic workspace doctors open every morning: today's queue, appointments, patient records, billing, WhatsApp confirmations, recalls, and review requests — one installable app for the full visit loop.

  • Live queue, check-in, and day list for the front desk
  • Billing and invoice PDFs with WhatsApp delivery
  • Official WhatsApp Business Cloud API for confirmations and recalls
  • Multi-clinic owners, doctor dashboard, and revenue reports
  • Practice management for outpatient clinics — not a medical device
Open careflowcms.tech

Careflow AI

AI

In-app plan feature · clinical add-ons on request

AI that knows your clinic software, not a generic chatbot. Inside Careflow it guides staff through bookings, billing, and WhatsApp — with optional clinical assist modules (Voice Rx, Rx Digitize, Ask Careflow, Differential) for licensed clinicians.

  • In-dashboard product guide for queue → consult → bill → recall
  • Workflow-aware answers matched to how Careflow CMS actually works
  • Optional clinical AI add-ons with review-before-apply safeguards
  • For signed-in clinics only — not a free public medical chatbot
  • Never a substitute for professional clinical judgment
Open careflow.ai

Careflow CMS is billed per clinic (Starter from ₹799/month). Careflow AI is included as a plan feature for signed-in clinics; clinical add-ons are priced separately. Marketing retainers and Careflow subscriptions are independent.

Strategy before spend

Map the move. Then touch the budget.

We prioritise the channels that actually fill your appointment book: local search, trusted content, measured ads, and quiet automation, always inside NMC guidelines. Loud spending is optional. Clear reasoning is not.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Search, social, reviews, ads. An honest baseline.

  2. 02

    Prioritise

    The two or three moves that change the position.

  3. 03

    Comply

    Every claim and creative checked against the NMC guidelines before it goes live.

  4. 04

    Compound

    Measure, trim waste, reinvest what works.

09Sound familiar?

The problems we hear every week

If any of these describe your clinic, you are exactly who we built this for. The Clinic Navigator turns the one that stings most into a plan.

  • Not on Google Maps

    Patients searching nearby cannot find you.

  • No social presence

    Your skill is invisible where patients look first.

  • Previous agency delivered nothing

    Money spent, no system, nothing to show.

  • Low new-patient footfall

    A quiet chair is the most expensive thing in the clinic.

  • Fake or negative reviews

    A handful of bad reviews are costing you trust.

  • No proper website

    Or one that is slow, dated, and hard to find.

  • Want a personal brand

    You are the practice, but few people know your name.

  • Ads with no results

    Budget out the door with nothing booked in return.

  • NMC compliance worry

    Unsure if your current marketing is within the rules.

  • Already paying for Practo or JustDial

    Renting visibility you could be building yourself.

More than one? That is normal.

Map it in two minutes, or talk it through on WhatsApp.

10Clinic Navigator

Three choices. Your prioritised plan.

Tell us about your practice and the Navigator maps the moves that matter most, in order, with a suggested tier and a low-risk first step. No email required.

11Clinic ROI estimator

See the size of the prize

A quick, illustrative sense of what a fuller appointment book could be worth. Move the sliders to your numbers. This is an estimate, never a guarantee.

12How we work

A clear path, no surprises

Four steps from first conversation to compounding growth. You always know what is happening and why.

  1. 01

    Free audit, no pitch deck

    We review your search, social, reviews, and ad spend, then send a short, honest read on where you stand. No slides, no pressure.

  2. 02

    Strategy and compliance map

    We prioritise the moves that matter, check each one against NMC guidelines, and agree a plan you understand before anything goes live.

  3. 03

    Build and launch

    Profiles, content, website, ads, and Careflow CMS, set up cleanly and handed over with the workflows your team needs.

  4. 04

    Measure and compound

    We track what works, trim what does not, and reinvest in the channels that bring the right patients in month after month.

13Questions

Straight answers

The things clinics ask us first, answered the way we would in the room.

01Is your marketing NMC-compliant?

Yes. We work to IMC Regulation 6.1 and the NMC Ethics and Medical Registration Board advertising and public communication guidelines issued on 6 October 2026. Claims are honest, creative is compliant, and you receive an SOP your team can follow. We position ourselves as the compliance authority, not a risk to it.

02What changed with the NMC guidelines of October 2026?

The NMC now spells out what clinic marketing may not do: patient or doctor testimonials, before-and-after promotion, superlatives such as best or number one, guarantees, discounts and offers, fake reviews or ranking manipulation, AI-generated promotional campaigns, and any payment to an agency or influencer linked to patient procurement. Repeat violations can suspend a registration. Our retainers are flat fees, never per lead, every creative is checked before it goes live, and we audit existing marketing against the guidelines as a one-time project.

03Do you guarantee a specific number of new patients?

No, and you should be cautious of any healthcare agency that does. We build the systems that earn trust and visibility over time. We share what past deployments have achieved, framed honestly, never as a promise.

04What does the free audit include?

A 15-minute call, then a short written read of your Google presence, social, reviews, website, ad spend and how AI answers describe your clinic, with a prioritised list of quick wins. There is no pitch deck and no obligation.

05Do you work with clinics or doctors outside India?

No. We work with clinics and individual healthcare professionals in India only, dentists, doctors, consultants and allied practitioners alike, so our compliance knowledge and local search expertise stay sharp.

06How is pricing structured?

The free audit costs nothing. The Clinic Growth Consultation, two calls and a written 90-day plan, is a flat ₹9,999 and is credited against your first retainer month. Monthly bundles run from Foundation at ₹19,500 to Catalyst from ₹85,000 per month, and every module can be bought on its own from the rate card on the pricing page. One-time projects such as the Full Digital Audit start at ₹12,000. Careflow CMS is our clinic OS (from ₹799/month at careflowcms.tech); Careflow AI is available as an in-product plan feature with optional clinical add-ons.

07What is Careflow CMS and Careflow AI?

Careflow CMS (careflowcms.tech) is our health-tech Clinic OS: queue, appointments, billing, WhatsApp automation, and recalls. Careflow AI (careflow.ai) sits inside that workspace to help staff run daily workflows, with optional clinical assist tools for licensed doctors. Marketing and Careflow can be used together or separately.

08What are GEO and AEO, and do clinics need them?

Generative Engine Optimisation and Answer Engine Optimisation are the work that gets your clinic cited when patients ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews who to see. It builds on good local SEO: accurate profiles, treatment pages, structured data and honest, doctor-reviewed content that an AI engine can quote. We include it in the Search & AI pillar and offer a one-time AI Search Readiness Audit. No engine can be guaranteed to cite you, so we never promise it.

09What is the Clinic Navigator?

A short guided tool on this page. You pick your specialty, your main problem, and your practice stage, and it returns a prioritised set of recommended services, a suggested retainer tier, and a low-friction first step.

14Book your free audit

Let us talk.

One honest conversation. Send a WhatsApp message and we reply with a short, clear read on where your clinic stands, not a pitch deck.

What you get

  • Honest read on search, social, reviews, and ads
  • Two or three moves that would matter most
  • No slides, no pressure, no guaranteed-results talk
WhatsApp
+91 79080 56057
Email
support@thewhitecoatstrategy.com
Coverage
India only, clinics and healthcare professionals