Consultation Responses

On this page you can find out what recent policy briefings or responses to official consultations on important issues have been made by AvMA. Where available you can download a document. Alternatively, to request a copy of the full document, send us an e-mail: admin@avma.org.uk

Response to Changes to arrangements for regulating NHS bodies in relation to healthcare associated infections for 2009/10: a consultation for the NHS, October 2008	here
Response to the Consultation on the draft NHS Constitution, October 2008	here
Memorandum of Evidence to the Health Select Committee Inquiry into Patient Safety, October 2008	here
Response to the Ministry of Justice's consultation on Draft Charter for Bereaved People who come into contact with a Reformed Coroner System, September 2008	here
Response to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on Principles of Good Complaint Handling, June 2008	here
Response to IHAS consultation on Draft Standards for Injectable Cosmetic Treatments, June 2008	here
Response to Department of Health - Removal from Healthcare Commission regulation of certain private and voluntary healthcare services, June 2008	here
Response to the CHRE White Paper Projects - protocols for investigation and referrals to regulatory bodies, April 2008	here
Response to Scottish Civil Courts Review, March 2008	here
Response to the Healthcare Commission on Developing the Annual Health Check in 2008/2009, March 2008	here
Response to the Ministry of Justice's consultation on Coroner reports to prevent further deaths: proposed amendments to Rule 43 of the Coroners Rules 1984, March 2008	here
Response to the Department of Health on the proposed new arrangements for handling Health and Social Care Complaints, October 2007	here
Response to the Ministry of Justice's consultation on Coroner Reform and Additional Medical Advice, September 2007	here
Response to Welsh Assembly Consultation on Proposed NHS Redress (Wales) Measure, September 2007	here
Response to the Health Professions Council on Standards of Conduct, Performance & Ethics, September 2007	here
Response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on The Statutory Duty for Doctors and other Public Service Personnel to report deaths to the Coroner with a view to improving the current system and improving patient safety, September 2007	here
Response to GMC Consultation on New Guidance on Consent and Making Decisions, August 2007	here
Response to DCA (now Ministry of Justice) Consultation on the Law of Damages, July 2007	here
Response to GMC Consultation on Consensual Disposal & Guidance to the Fitness to Practise Rules, July 2007	here
Response to Healthcare Commission - Developing the Annual Health Check in 2007-2008	here
Response to CMO's Paper "Bearing Good Witness - Proposals for Reforming the Delivery of Medical Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases", February 2007	here
Response to The Northern Ireland Funding Code, February 2007	here
Memorandum of Evidence to the Health Select Committee Inquiry into Patient & Public Involvement in the NHS, January 2007	here
Response to European Commission Consultation on Cross Border Care, January 2007	here
Response to Health Professional Regulation: Public Consultation on Proposals for Change, November 2006	here
Response to Healthcare Commission Review of Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs), October 2006	here
Response to Legal Aid: A Sustainable Future, October 2006	here
Response to DoH Proposals for further reform to Patient and Public Involvement, September 2006	here
Response to the Coroners Reform, September 2006	here
Response to Legal Services Commission: Preferred Supplier Scheme, June 2006	here
Response to DCA Consultation on Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules: Offers to Settle and Payments into Court (CP 02/06), April 2006	here
Response to General Dental Council Consultation on Fitness to Practise Draft Rules, March 2006	here
Evidence to Health Select Committee: Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs), February 2006	here
Response to GMC on Good Medical Practice, November 2005	here
Response to Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper "Making Legal Rights a Reality", October 2005	here
Response to CMO's Publication: After Shipman - a call for ideas, May 2005	here
Response to Healthcare Commission Consultation "Assessing for Improvement", February 2005	here
Response to LSC Use of Experts Consultation, February 2005	here
Response to Department of Health Consultation on Patient & Public Involvement, February 2005	here
Response to the GMC's Consultation on the Draft Licensing and Revalidation Regulations, November 2004	here
Response to A New Focus for Civil Legal Aid, October 2004	here
Response to the DoH Consultation Paper "Strengthening the GDC, October 2004	here
Response to Public Funding for Representation at Inquests, May 2004	here
Response to the consultation on CHAI's role in the NHS Complaints Procedure, March 2004	here
Response to the consultation on draft regulations for the NHS Complaints Procedure, March 2004	here
Response to "Making Amends", October 2003	here
Submission to the Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into the Provision of Maternity Services, February 2003	here
Response to Complaints in the NHS - a practical guide to handling complaints in Wales, January 2003	here
Response to Certifying and Investigating Deaths in England, Wales & N.Ireland - Shipman, November 2002	here
Response to Certifying and Investigating Deaths in England, Wales & N.Ireland - Coroner, November 2002	here