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Paterson Inquiry report welcomed but does not go far enough
February 4, 2020AvMA welcomes the report of the Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Paterson, published today but warns it does not go far enough to protect patients in private healthcare. AvMA advised some of the patients and families affected by Paterson and gave evidence to the inquiry. AvMA called for major changes to the way […]
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NHS is ‘losing its memory’ warns our new report on patient safety alerts
January 28, 2020AvMA has published its report “An organisation losing its memory? Patient safety alerts implementation, monitoring and regulation in England”. The report has been authored by Dr David Cousins, former head of safe medication practice at the National Patient Safety Agency, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and reveals serious delays in NHS trusts implementing patient safety […]
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STEPS/AvMA Sheffield Curry Night
January 21, 2020Please join us for our first ever STEPS Rehabilitation/AvMA Curry Night in Sheffield.