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Victims of NHS negligence should not lose out because of under investment in patient safety and the NHS
February 2, 2018AvMA is shocked and disappointed by calls for people whose lives have been ruined by NHS negligence to be denied the compensation they need and deserve, in order to ease the funding crisis in the NHS.
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AvMA welcomes Hyponatraemia Inquiry recommendations for a duty of candour in Northern Ireland
February 1, 2018Cover ups have no place in a fair and patient safety focused NHS. They not only add insult to injury to the patients/families affected, but are a barrier to learning for patient safety.
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PIC Magazine Award for the Clinical Negligence Rising Star 2018
January 31, 2018Entries are now open for the PIC Magazine Award for the Clinical Negligence Rising Star 2018!
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AvMA calls for patient protection to be at the core of healthcare professional regulation
January 26, 2018Responding to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation “Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation”, AvMA welcomes the aim of a more flexible legislative framework but warns that it is important that this does not lead to even greater inconsistency between regulators and a lowering of professional standards overall.