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  • Demands for full inquiry into patient safety concerns in south wales

    January 27, 2014

    After having been approached by families with serious concerns about care at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot Hospital, AvMA has arranged a public meeting on 30th January for families affected.  Around 100 people are expected – many demanding a full public inquiry.  AvMA has written to Health Minister, Mark Drakeford, requesting […]

  • Support for full duty of candour grows

    January 7, 2014

    The General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council are the latest bodies to tell the review looking at the statutory Duty of Candour to include any significant harm.  They join the CQC, Royal College of Nursing and leading patients’ organisations headed by AvMA.  Read AvMA’s briefing on the Duty of Candour here. The review was […]

  • CQC comes out against restriction of duty of candour

    December 18, 2013

    The Board of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) today gave unequivocal support for the Duty of Candour to cover all incidents of significant harm. A review set up by Jeremy Hunt is currently considering whether or not to restrict the duty only to cases where death or severe permanent disability is known to have been […]

  • Duty of candour: RCN and healthwatch join call to include all significant incidents

    November 29, 2013

    The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Healthwatch England (the official national body for patients) have both called for the new statutory Duty of Candour to cover all incidents of significant harm. Jeremy Hunt agreed to review the previously intended restriction to fatal and severe harm/permanent disability cases after representations from AvMA.  A range of bodies […]

  • Jeremy hunt agrees to “think again” about restriction of duty of candour

    November 19, 2013

    The so called “Duty of Candour” – one of the flagship policies announced today by Jeremy Hunt in response to the Francis report on Mid Staffordshire –  is to be re-thought following pressure from AvMA.  AvMA and other patients’ groups were furious that the duty of candour – a legal duty on healthcare organisations to […]

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