FIPO welcomes the Government’s response to the Paterson enquiry

Posted on February 28, 2022March 2, 2022 by Helena

Ian Paterson’s betrayal of the basic principles of medicine have had a devastating impact not only on the patients whose lives he ruined but also on the medical profession as a whole. FIPO welcomes this long-awaited response by the government to the remaining recommendations of the Bishop of No...

FIPO Christmas Newsletter 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Helena

FIPO Christmas Newsletter 2021 I hope that since we last wrote to you from FIPO that your professional life has begun to approach the way things were before the pandemic hit. FIPO have been working hard on your behalf to try to obtain clarity on a number of issues and to highlight problems that w...

PHIN – Fee Information

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Helena

PHIN – fee information FIPO would remind consultants that under the Private Healthcare Market Investigation Order 2014 they have an obligation to provide their fee information for publication. PHIN will be providing a series of virtual events to take consultants through their processes. The ses...

Healthcode and Data!

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Helena

Healthcode and your data It has come to our attention that the wording of the consent to use of personal data by Healthcode is rather broad: “We will only use your personal data when law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances: With your consen...

FIPO News

Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by Helena

FIPO News Update IPT – Bupa remote consultations contract Bupa has just released its new contract concerning terms for the billing and delivery of remote consultations, one that consultants are being pressured to agree to. FIPO urges consultants to carefully read all the terms and conditions of...

Private Practice reopening – 7th September

Posted on August 28, 2020September 4, 2020 by Helena

Private Practice reopening – 7th September It has been 5 months since the start of COVID-19 lockdown and for 5 months private practice has been held in suspension with many independent practitioners and their employees in financial distress, without work but most importantly and pressing, colossa...

“Health insurance ‘worthless if patients can’t access treatment’.”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Helena

“Health insurance ‘worthless if patients can’t access treatment’.” FIPO latest in The Times – Monday 13th July 2020 FIPO’s Chairman, Mr Richard Packard, spoke recently with Mr Andrew Ellson about the underutilisation of beds during this COVID-19 pandemic. Please read further for the full article....

LATEST IPT and The Times COVID-19 NEWS – FIPO FEATURES

Posted on June 3, 2020December 4, 2020 by Helena

LATEST COVID-19 and Private Practice future News – featuring FIPO INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER TODAY “Plenty of pizzas, but a paucity of private care,” Mr Richard Packard, FIPO Chair The waiting lists for patients are growing each day and delays in diagnoses are increasing – access to private c...

PHIN News

Posted on May 4, 2020June 3, 2020 by Helena

An announcement from PHIN – FIPO is here to update consultants on news in the sector, particularly during times like these where individual consultants need support from their member organisations. The CMA have agreed to allow PHIN to postpone the publication of website measures for the next quar...

SUPPORT TO HELP YOU MANAGE PATIENTS’ EXPECTATIONS DURING CORONA

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Helena

Support to help you manage patients’ expectations during the COVID-19 outbreak FIPO is working with all sectors to support both doctors and patients during this pandemic by keeping them informed with up-to-date information. Please see below a message from Bupa regarding access to care via their...