News archive
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Duty of candour “on a knife-edge”
November 13, 2013AvMA is concerned as to whether the Government will press ahead with controversial plans to limit the Duty of Candour to only fatal and very severe cases of harm. Efforts are being made to persuade Secretary of State, Jeremy Hunt, otherwise before he makes his full resonse to the Francis report on Tuesday 19th November, […]
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Northern Ireland public inquiry hears evidence on need for duty of candour
November 11, 2013At the request of the public inquiry into hyponatraemia-related deaths, Peter Walsh gave evidence to the inquiry in Belfast on 11th November for the whole morning. The chairman was particularly interested to hear the rationale for a Duty of Candour and practical considerations about complaints handling.
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Call for duty of candour in Ireland
November 4, 2013AvMA hosted a conference jointly with the Medical Injuries Alliance in Dublin today. A range of speakers made the case for guaranteed openness with patients/families when things go wrong, including first hand accounts of families who had not been dealt with openly.
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Arnold Simanowitz OBE’s book
October 30, 2013A launch event for Arnold Simanowitz OBE’s book “The Man Under the Clapham Omnibus” was held today. Arnold is the founder and previous chief executive of AvMA. Copies are available from AvMA at £11.99 (plus postage). email pa_chiefexec@avma.org.uk
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Complaints recommendations welcome but action needed now not words
October 28, 2013We have welcomed the report on NHS Complaints by Ann Clwyd and Professor Tricia Hart, which was published today. However, the charity warns that many of the recommendations simply echo what has been recommended in the past and not been implemented. Read full Press Release.