FIPO launches new patient charter More than twenty professional medical organisations have signed a new patient charter drawn up by the Federation o

Launched last month at a meeting attended by health minister, Lord Darzi of Denham, the FIPO patient charter reaffirms doctors’ commitment to high-quality patient care and the principles governing good medical practice at a time when third party funders of healthcare are increasingly seeking to manage costs.FIPO chairman Geoffrey Glazer said: ‘There is increasing pressure…