Briefings and reports
AvMA endeavours to provide a well-informed, patient-centred contribution to the most important policy debates affecting patient safety and justice. Some of the key ways we do this are through briefings, in-depth reports and responses to formal consultations. Where available, you can download a document. Alternatively, to request a copy of the full document, send us an email.
2024
2023
| Type | Subject | Date |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to MOJ Fixed Recoverable Costs new regime consultation | September 2023 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to Department of Health and Social Care consultation on regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates | May 2023 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to consultation on Professional Standards Authority’s draft strategic plan for 2023-26 | February 2023 |
2022
| Type | Subject | Date |
| Final Protocol | SCIL AvMA NHSR -CN Protocol-finalamended08.06.2021 – 140922 | September 2022 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to consultation on extending Fixed Recoverable Costs: How vulnerability is addressed | June 2022 |
| Evidence submission | Supplementary submission to HSCC call for evidence on NHS litigation reform | April 2022 |
| Evidence submission | Submission to HSCC call for evidence on NHS litigation reform | April 2022 |
| Consultation response | Response to Fixed Recoverable Costs consultation | April 2022 |
| Consultation response | Response to CJC Pre-Action Protocol Consultation | January 2022 |
2021
| Type | Subject | Date |
| Consultation response | Response to Health and Social Care Committee: Call for evidence NHS litigation reform | November 2021 |
| Consultation response | Evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2020-21 | October 2021 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response Northern Ireland consultation duty of candour | August 2021 |
| Consultation response | Regulating Healthcare Professionals, Protecting the Public | June 2021 |
| AvMA Joint Statement | SCIL AvMA NHSR -CN Protocol- 08.06.2021 | June 2021 |
| Consultation response | Consultation on CQC Strategy March 2021 | March 2021 |
2020
| Type | Subject | Date |
| Consultation response | Response to NHS Improvement Consultation on its Draft Framework for Involving Patients in Patient Safety | October 2020 |
| Evidence submission | Submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into the Safety of Maternity Services in England | September 2020 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to the Justice Committee’s call for evidence on the Coroner’s Service | September 2020 |
| AvMA report | An organisation losing its memory? Patient safety alerts implementation, monitoring and regulation in England | January 2020 |
2019
| Type | Subject | Date |
| AvMA briefing | AvMA Position statement in response to CJC request (This document has been redacted to protect sensitive information) | June 2019 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to consultation on coronial investigations of stillbirths | June 2019 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to Extending FRC in Civil Cases Consultation | June 2019 |
| Consultation response | AvMA response to Developing a patient safety strategy for the NHS | February 2019 |
| Consultation response | Response to DHSC consultation: Appropriate clinical negligence cover | February 2019 |
2018
| Type | Subject | Date |
| AvMA report | Requires improvement: regulating the duty of candour | October 2018 |
| Evidence submission | Submission to the PHSO review of Clinical Advice | October 2018 |
| Consultation response | Response to Ministry of Justice call for evidence in their review of Legal Aid for inquests | August 2018 |
| Consultation response | Response to NMC consultation: Ensuring patient safety, enabling professionalism | June 2018 |
| Evidence submission | Supplementary Submissions to Civil Justice Council on ADR and Civil Justice following CJC ADR Workshop | March 2018 |
| Consultation response | Response to Department of Health & Social Care consultation on ‘Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation’ | January 2018 |
| Consultation response | Response to CQC on Reporting and Rating NHS Trusts: use of resources | January 2018 |
2017
2016
2015
| Type | Subject | Date |
| AvMA briefing | AvMA’s briefing on the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill | October 2015 |