FIPO

FIPO supports clarity on consultant fees The publication of fee data for private healthcare is a significant step in achieving better information for self-pay patients. The Private Healthcare Information Network [PHIN] (click here) was appointed by the Competition and Markets Authority [CMA] (click here) to support patients in deciding which consultants to choose, on the […]

The ‘Medscape Ophthalmology’ recently published this excellent article by Arthur L. Caplan PhD (Director, Division of Medical Ethics, New York University Langone Medical Center) in its 23rd April 2019 journal titled: “No, Patients Are NOT Consumers, and MDs Are NOT Providers,” written to bolster similar comments made in an article by a New York bioethics […]

An Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the practice of Ian Paterson has been set up by the Minister of State for Health under the chairmanship of the Lord Bishop of Norwich. It will review the circumstances surrounding Ian Paterson’s malpractice and consider other past and current practices. It will pay particular attention to accountability and […]

GDPR Compliance and Consultant Practice GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) will likely be listed as the taboo word for 2019 for the surrounding confusion and headaches it causes, however; this video dispels all of this. Watch as Ms. Suzanne Rab of Serle Court clarifies the many queries consultants no doubt have when it comes to […]