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“CRUDE AND CRUEL”: AvMA’s response to ‘fixed recoverable costs’ consultation
April 26, 2022AvMA has submitted a detailed response to the Department of Health and social Care’s consultation on proposals to impose fixed costs on ‘lower value’ clinical negligence claims. We firmly believe that the proposals as they stand would mean that many injured people or their families will not be able to find a solicitor to represent them […]
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AvMA reaction to the Ockenden Report
March 31, 2022AvMA warmly welcomes the Ockenden Report of the Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Scandal published on 30th March 2022 and pays tribute to the women and families whose bravery and tenacity have made this possible. However, like many others, AvMA is frustrated that the lessons from inquiries like this so often are lost after the initial […]
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Pentland Medical becomes latest AvMA “Partner for Patient Safety”
February 1, 2022AvMA is delighted to welcome Pentland Medical as our latest “Partner for Patient Safety”. Partners for Patient Safety is AvMA’s corporate membership scheme which enables companies and public bodies to align themselves with the cause of patient safety and support the vital charitable work that AvMA does. AvMA believes that everyone has a role to play […]
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Fixed recoverable costs proposals “illogical and potentially unfair”
January 31, 2022The Government had today (31 January 2022) opened a consultation into fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims in England and Wales. The consultation proposes a new scheme which the Government claims will “enable claimants and defendants to achieve faster resolution of ‘lower value’ clinical negligence claims (claims valued up to and including […]
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New chair and trustees of AvMA
December 11, 2021AvMA is delighted to announce that Jocelyn Cornwell has been elected as the new chair of AvMA’s trustee board. Jocelyn is perhaps is best known as the founder and past CEO of the Point of Care Foundation, but has a wide range of other healthcare and regulatory experience as well as relevant personal experience. Read […]