FIPO Newsletter 2019 Read below for some of the latest activities FIPO has been involved with in 2019 in our end of year newsletter. >FIPO Newsletter 2019< Please also be advised of our new office address and telephone number: Bentinck House 3-8 Bolsover Street London, W1W 6AB tel. 0207 339 3292 ...

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] (cli...

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 ...

A tribute to two greats FIPO’s touchstone: Geoffrey Glazer Following his retirement from practice and the FIPO Board, vice-chairman Christopher Khoo, paid tribute to the magnanimous former Chairman, Geoffrey Glazer- Geoffrey Glazer has guided FIPO through some challenging times (most recently the...

FIPO is the recognised professional adviser to PHIN (Private Healthcare Information Network) and as such, the only professional member of the company. We have two sub-groups, FIPO-COAG (Clinical Outcome Advisory Group) and FIPO-EPRG (Expert Professional Reference Group) which advise PHIN on quali...

CMA Announces Intention to bring into force the Fee Remedy and New Consultation Process – October 2016 Following the rejection of the FIPO appeal in the Court of Appeal the CMA has announced  its intention to bring into force its Fee Remedy (https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/private-healthcare-mark...