News archive
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AvMA Annual Clinical Negligence Conference 2020 postponed
April 1, 2020It is with great regret that, in light of the seriousness of the spread of Coronavirus, the 2020 AvMA Annual Clinical Negligence Conference has had to be postponed. This is obviously a huge disappointment to us but the decision is necessary for reasons which are beyond our control and of which we are all very […]
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Important information on the impact of COVID-19 on NHS complaints handling
April 1, 2020The NHS in England and the Public Health Services Ombudsman have both announced changes to their complaints handling procedure in response to the COVID-19 situation. Please see our advice page for more information: Complaints about NHS or private healthcare
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Paterson Inquiry report welcomed but does not go far enough
February 4, 2020AvMA welcomes the report of the Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Paterson, published today but warns it does not go far enough to protect patients in private healthcare. AvMA advised some of the patients and families affected by Paterson and gave evidence to the inquiry. AvMA called for major changes to the way […]
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NHS is ‘losing its memory’ warns our new report on patient safety alerts
January 28, 2020AvMA has published its report “An organisation losing its memory? Patient safety alerts implementation, monitoring and regulation in England”. The report has been authored by Dr David Cousins, former head of safe medication practice at the National Patient Safety Agency, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and reveals serious delays in NHS trusts implementing patient safety […]
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STEPS/AvMA Sheffield Curry Night
January 21, 2020Please join us for our first ever STEPS Rehabilitation/AvMA Curry Night in Sheffield.