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  • Christmas opening hours

    December 15, 2015

    Please note that our office and helpline will be closed for the Christmas break from Thursday 24th December 2015 and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2016

  • Suzanne Shale announced as new Chair of AvMA

    December 7, 2015 | Latest

    AvMA is delighted to announce that Suzanne Shale was elected Chair of the charity at its AGM on 1st December. Suzanne works as an independent consultant in the fields of healthcare ethics, patient safety, and conflict resolution. Formerly an Oxford University academic, much of her activity is focused on improving support for patients and professionals […]

  • Charities call for clinical negligence “fixed costs” proposals to be put on hold

    November 11, 2015

    Five national charities have written a joint letter to health ministers Jeremy Hunt and Ben Gummer asking them to put on hold their proposals to impose a fixed “recoverable costs regime” on clinical negligence claims.

  • Maternity Review – Invitation to families who’ve been bereaved or experienced complications in their maternity care

    November 10, 2015

    Friday 6th November, Manchester / Friday 20th November, London An independent review of NHS maternity services in England is underway to make recommendations for improvements in maternity care provision. We are contacting you because you have previously expressed an interest in the NHS Maternity Review or have participated in our online consultation. The NHS Maternity […]

  • CQC report highlights patient safety concerns

    October 15, 2015

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes its State of Care report highlighting serious ongoing problems with patient safety.

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