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AvMA gives cautious welcome to proposed Scottish no-blame compensation scheme
June 24, 2016AvMA welcomes the intentions of Scottish Government to create a fairer way of compensating people and aligning this effort with other processes for improving patient safety, but we have serious concerns about some of the proposals.
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AvMA seeks specialist clinical negligence volunteers
June 8, 2016Are you interested in specialising in clinical negligence work and looking for a training contract or pupillage? If so, you may wish to consider volunteering with AvMA.
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NHS Complaints: Openness and honesty for patients should outweigh professionals’ safe space
June 3, 2016AvMA welcomes publication of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) report on the quality of NHS complaints investigations published today (2nd June)
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AvMA Conference wine tour and tasting
May 20, 2016AvMA is delighted to announce a charity wine tour and tasting at the Bolney Wine Estate in Sussex on 30 June. For non-golfers, this is the perfect introduction to the AvMA Annual Clinical Negligence Conference.
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Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to restrict information against experts’ advice
May 12, 2016The expert advisory group report on the establishment of the HSIB published today contains an unequivocal recommendation that any information relevant to a patient’s care should be shared with them, and they should be free to use it as they wish.