Self-help guides
AvMA’s self-help guides have been written by experts to help guide you through the process of taking action following a medical injury. In clear and straightforward language, they set out the procedures you will need to follow, and legal rights and obligations, and contain useful contact details for regulatory bodies, advice services and other organisations that may be of help.
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Is there a guide that we don’t have that you would have found useful? We are always looking to expand our range of guides so please contact us to let us know and we will see if we are able to produce a guide on that subject.
AvMA’s services
How AvMA can help you following a medical accident
Making a complaint about NHS or private healthcare
Making a complaint to the NHS in England
Making a complaint to the NHS in Scotland
Making a complaint to the NHS in Wales
Making a complaint about health and social care in Northern Ireland
Complaining about private healthcare
Template letter requesting your medical records
The duty of candour: What it means for patients and their families
Help with an inquest
Inquests into deaths following medical treatment
Ministry of Justice guide to coroner’s services
Instigating disciplinary action against a healthcare worker
Health professionals fitness to practise
Raising concerns about doctors
Making a legal claim for compensation
Legal action/claiming compensation in England
Legal action/claiming compensation in Northern Ireland
Legal action/claiming compensation in Scotland
Legal action/claiming compensation in Wales
Mynd i gyfraith hawlio iawndal yng Nghymru
Things to consider when choosing a solicitor
How will I pay my legal costs?
Understanding legal costs for medical negligence claims
Am I within the legal time limits to bring a claim
Acting for a baby or child
Advice for parents acting for babies & children
Other advice
How to complain about a solicitor
