AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel Meeting (online event)

Booking for this year’s AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel Meeting, taking place online on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd December 2020, is now open. The programme of speakers is as follows:

13.15 AvMA Update
Peter Walsh, Chief Executive, AvMA; & Lisa O’Dwyer, Director Medico-Legal Services, AvMA

13.35 Early Notification Scheme Update
Dr Denise Chaffer, Director of Safety & Learning, NHS Resolution

14.10 HSIB Update
Dr Stephen Drage, Director of Investigations, HSIB

14.45 Live Q&A with the speakers

15.05 Break

15.10 Disclosure in Maternity Cases
Kerstin Scheel, Partner, Royds Withy King; & Robin Oppenheim QC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers

15.45 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX
Claire Watson, Barrister, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers

16.20 New Costs Budgeting Rules
Reuben Glynn, Managing Director, Partners in Costs

16.50 Live Q&A with the speakers

17.10 Close of meeting

As you will know, it is a condition of Panel membership that you attend the annual Panel meeting, and, whilst we cannot physically meet for this year’s event, we look forward to welcoming you online. If, for any reason, you are not able to attend then it is encouraged that a representative from your office joins the event. There will be no AvMA Christmas Drinks Reception this year.