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  • Presentation to British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology

    February 5, 2015

    AvMA 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.

  • Northern Ireland Health Minister agrees to a Duty of Candour

    January 28, 2015

    Northern 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.

  • AvMA Welcomes Health Committee Recommendations on NHS Complaints but Demands Action

    January 21, 2015

    Today sees the launch of the Health Select Committee’s report on “Complaints and Raising Concerns”.   The charity provided evidence to the committee to help it arrive at this report. AvMA welcomes the publication of this report and the recommendations for improvements to the Ombudsman’s role in investigating NHS complaints and strengthening arrangements for independent advice and information for […]

  • AvMA Reaction to winter pressures in A&E

    January 8, 2015

    This winter is seeing unprecedented pressure on accident and emergency departments right across the country. Much of the media attention has concentrated on hospitals not meeting the waiting time for admission target of 4 hours maximum. Whilst any decent service should aspire to assess, admit or treat and discharge patients within 4 hours, AvMA is […]

  • Health and Adult social care must embrace complaints to improve services

    December 8, 2014

    In a report out today the Care Quality Commission has found that there is wide variation in the way complaints are handled across the NHS, primary care and adult social care services in England, with complainants being met too often with a defensive culture rather than one that listens and is willing to learn. Peter Walsh, […]

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