News archive
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Medical innovation bill poses threat to patient safety and justice
June 25, 2014Lord Saatchi’s Medical Innovation Bill is to be debated in the House of Lords on 27th June. The Bill represents a significant threat to patient safety and justice, as well as being unnecessary. Leading doctors’ organisations, regulators and patients’ organisations have also deemed the Bill dangerous and unnecessary. However, the Bill has been promoted in a disingenous and […]
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New patient safety campaign and website launched
June 25, 2014A new campaign “Sign up to Safety” has been launched by Jeremy Hunt, aimed at saving 6,000 lives a year (half the estimated number of deaths each year in England due to lapses in patient safety). there is also a new patient safety section of the NHS Choices website which now carries information on the rate of […]
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Independent review of whistleblowing to be led by robert francis qc
June 25, 2014AvMA has welcomed the news that the Secretary of State for Health has asked Robert Francis QC to conduct an independent review “to consider what further action is necessary to protect NHS workers who speak out in the public interest and help create the kind of open culture that is needed to ensure safer care for […]
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Call for improvements to cqc inspection and rating system
June 3, 2014Our response to the CQC consultation on its inspection and rating system for healthcare organisations, whilst welcoming the progress made so far, calls for some important improvements. These include ending the current practice which allows an organisation to be rated “good” overall even if it is found to “require improvement” on patient safety. Earlier this year […]
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FIONA FREEDLAND
May 29, 2014We are sad to announce that Fiona Freedland, much loved and respected ex Legal Director of AvMA died yesterday after a long and brave fight against cancer. Fiona was an inspirational colleague and friend to all at AvMA and a passionate and effective champion of patient safety & justice. She will be sorely missed. Our […]