News archive
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Controversial report on fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence published
October 17, 2019The Civil Justice Council working party on fixed recoverable costs has published its report. It contains controversial recommendations to restrict the costs that can be recovered by solicitors who win cases on behalf on injured patients.
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AvMA welcomes new patient safety charity and calls for more action to protect patients
October 9, 2019More data will be valuable, but we need more action now to protect patients based on what we already know.
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New report reveals shockingly low levels of compliance with duty of candour and involving families in investigations
September 25, 2019NHS Resolution’s Early Notification Scheme Progress Report has found that only 77% of trusts had notified the family concerned that an incident had occurred even though they notified NHS Resolution of the incident.
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Event: Patients Speaking up for Patient Safety
August 7, 2019September 17 marks the first World Health Organisation’s World Patient Safety Day. To mark this important date, AvMA will be holding a free event celebrating the role of patients and families in patient safety.
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NHS Patient Safety Strategy for England
July 3, 2019NHS Improvement has published the new patient safety strategy for England, providing a good overview of the perceived priorities for patient safety work in the coming years.