COVID – 19: Considerations for purely private consultants contemplating offers of short-term employment

Posted on April 9, 2020April 20, 2020 by Helena

COVID-19: Considerations for purely private consultants contemplating offers of short-term employment Many consultants have relinquished their private practice during the current emergency to return to support the NHS fulltime. Private providers have entered into contractual relationships with t...

Corona Virus – protect yourselves!

Posted on March 30, 2020December 4, 2020 by Helena

Be COVID-19 aware – need to know A recent paper in the Journal of Hospital Infection entitled “Persistence of Coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents,” [104(2020)246-251] provides some information of practical use. The authors conclude that Human coronavir...

FIPO and COVID-19 Update

Posted on March 30, 2020December 4, 2020 by Helena

COVID-19 Update – statement from the FIPO Chairman, Mr. Richard Packard On behalf of the Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations Executive, I would like to extend our thoughts to everyone in this time of uncertainty and trauma, particularly our gratitude to those working tirelessly...

FIPO Newsletter 2019

Posted on January 29, 2020March 30, 2020 by Helena

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 ...

GDPR compliance and consultant practice

Posted on August 23, 2019February 28, 2022 by Helena

GDPR compliance and consultant practice, a video guide GDPR 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...

FIPO supports clarity on consultant fees

Posted on May 10, 2019March 30, 2020 by Helena

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...

“No, Patients Are NOT Consumers, and MDs Are NOT Providers”, Arthur L. Caplan PhD

Posted on May 8, 2019March 30, 2020 by Helena

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 ...

FIPO welcomes its new Executive Board

Posted on November 7, 2018October 4, 2019 by Helena

In light of FIPO’s new constitutional structure, Mr. Richard Packard, Chairman of FIPO, would like to welcome the new Executive Board of Directors and Council of Members: Executive Board of Directors Mr. Richard Packard, Chairman Mr. Christopher Khoo, Vice Chairman Mr. Ian McDermott, Vice Cha...

A tribute to two greats

Posted on October 3, 2018October 4, 2019 by Helena

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 AND THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL INFORMATION NETWORK (PHIN)

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Laurence

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...