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RESPOND Study call for volunteers
July 30, 2020The RESPOND Study is looking for patients and hospital staff with experience of emergency abdominal surgery to take part in a study into complications
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AvMA comment on Cumberlege report on Medicines and Devices
July 8, 2020AvMA welcomes the Cumberlege report on Medicines and Devices published today. The report contains a range of recommendations for improving the regulation of medicines and devices and recounts the struggle women and families affected by drugs like Primodos, sodium valporate and devices such as mesh implants have had to get their concerns taken seriously and […]
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Call for urgent action on non-COVID treatment
June 18, 2020A coalition of leading patient safety professionals, including AvMA, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and First Ministers Nicola Sturgeon, Mark Drakeford and Arlene Foster, calling for urgent action to address the continuing unavailability of urgent diagnostics and treatment for thousands of non-COVID patients. Our amazing, dedicated NHS staff, together with government measures, have […]
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We’re recruiting a Database & Digital Analyst
June 18, 2020AvMA is embarking on the most exciting leg to date of our digital journey. We are implementing a new CRM to serve all our needs, and developing a digital strategy to support all of our stakeholders. You will be an integral part of this journey, working as part of the project team and as our […]
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Urgent action required to prevent avoidable harm and deaths amongst non COVID-19 patients
June 9, 2020AvMA today called for the Government to act urgently to open up NHS services for non-COVID patients or risk avoidable harm to thousands. In his latest blog, AvMA Chief Executive Peter Walsh warned that many NHS hospitals are running at 60% of capacity or less, with Nightingale hospitals standing empty and private sector capacity unused. […]