News archive
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Leading Patient’s charities deem Saatchi’s medical innovation bill ‘dangerous and unnecessary’
February 23, 2015Read today’s coverage in The Times newspaper Read Peter Walsh’s blog on the Medical Innovation Bill
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Court fees: Enhanced Charging
February 19, 2015Following a consultation entitled “Court Fees: Enhanced Charging” which closed December 2014, the government intends to make substantial increases to the court issue fee. These changes will be introduced by way of statutory instrument which is due to be debated in the House of Commons on 23rd February and in the House of Lords in […]
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AvMA gives evidence to Public Administration Select Committee
February 10, 2015AvMA’s CEO, Peter Walsh, today gave evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee which is looking into NHS Complaints and Clinical Failure. You can view Peter Walsh’s oral evidence and AvMA’s written evidence on the Committee’s website.
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Presentation to British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
February 5, 2015AvMA Chief Executive, Peter Walsh, spoke to over 200 radiologists at the BSGAR annual meeting in Leeds about the implications of the New Duty of Candour for radiologists.
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Northern Ireland Health Minister agrees to a Duty of Candour
January 28, 2015Northern Ireland Health Minister, Jim Wells, has accepted Sir Liam Donaldson’s recommendation of a Duty of Candour. He made the commitment in a statement yesterday. Read full Press Release.