CESP – The Consultant Eye Surgeon Partnership, an overarching group with over thirty LLPs of Ophthalmologist from around the UK in its membership was fined £500,000 for collusive activity amongst its membership of LLPs on fee structure. This fine was reduced to £385,500 by the CMA as CESP has...

BUPA OPEN REFERRAL MAY 2012 The new Bupa “Open Referral” scheme applies for subscribers who are in the Bupa Corporate Select Scheme and it would seem increasingly to personal subscribers. Under this system the GP has to refer the patient to the insurer and must give some indication about the clin...

  May 2012 The first group of doctors is expected to undergo revalidation by early 2013. Responsible Officers will be asked to pledge about twenty percent of their doctors for the first wave. Prescribed connections between doctors and their Responsible Officers have now been defined clearly by th...

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...

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...

11th January 2010 Medical professionals are being encouraged under a new Tax Health Plan to tell HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) if they have understated income. Those who contact HMRC by 31 March 2010 to make a voluntary disclosure will be able to put their tax affairs in order simply and on the bes...

The Cooperation and Competition Panel has been investigating consultant activity in their non-contacted Trust hours. FIPO has given evidence to this panel on two occasions working in conjunction with the HCSA. The provisional report has now come out and has generally favoured the concept of consu...

It has become clear that AXA PPP has forged a deal with the management of Ramsay Hospitals without any referral or discussion with consultants who work in these hospitals. This is a package priced deal for cataract surgery for all PPP subscribers treated in Ramsay Hospitals. Consultant ophthalmol...

BUPA Insurance has recently written to all its physiotherapy providers in the independent sector asking for detailed returns of information both personal and professional in what is called a quality exercise. Thereafter it is BUPA’s intention to set up a preferred provider network based on pric...