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Charities and patients urge Sajid Javid to think again re controversial plans to clamp down on clinical negligence claims
May 3, 2022Nine charities/patients organisations, including AvMA, the Patients Association, Mencap and Mind have written to Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care urging him to think again about plans to impose fixed costs on lower value clinical negligence claims. They see the plans as a threat to both access to justice and […]
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“CRUDE AND CRUEL”: AvMA’s response to ‘fixed recoverable costs’ consultation
April 26, 2022AvMA has submitted a detailed response to the Department of Health and social Care’s consultation on proposals to impose fixed costs on ‘lower value’ clinical negligence claims. We firmly believe that the proposals as they stand would mean that many injured people or their families will not be able to find a solicitor to represent them […]
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AvMA reaction to the Ockenden Report
March 31, 2022AvMA warmly welcomes the Ockenden Report of the Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Scandal published on 30th March 2022 and pays tribute to the women and families whose bravery and tenacity have made this possible. However, like many others, AvMA is frustrated that the lessons from inquiries like this so often are lost after the initial […]
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Pentland Medical becomes latest AvMA “Partner for Patient Safety”
February 1, 2022AvMA is delighted to welcome Pentland Medical as our latest “Partner for Patient Safety”. Partners for Patient Safety is AvMA’s corporate membership scheme which enables companies and public bodies to align themselves with the cause of patient safety and support the vital charitable work that AvMA does. AvMA believes that everyone has a role to play […]
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Fixed recoverable costs proposals “illogical and potentially unfair”
January 31, 2022The Government had today (31 January 2022) opened a consultation into fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims in England and Wales. The consultation proposes a new scheme which the Government claims will “enable claimants and defendants to achieve faster resolution of ‘lower value’ clinical negligence claims (claims valued up to and including […]