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Welsh Government consults on Green Paper: Our Health, Our Health Service
July 7, 2015The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a consultation on its Green Paper: Our Health, Our Health Service. The Green Paper proposes at long last introducing a statutory Duty of Candour in Wales.
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Duty of Candour to be revised following legal challenge
July 2, 2015The Department of Health have agreed to consult on changing the Duty of Candour regulations following a legal challenge by AvMA…
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Proposals to cap legal costs in clinical negligence
June 29, 2015 | LatestDepartment of Health proposals to cap legal costs in clinical negligence would deny access to justice for many
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AvMA’s legal challenge over “two-tier” Duty of Candour
June 18, 2015Lawyers acting for AvMA have written to Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, demanding changes to the ‘Duty of Candour’ regulations, or face a potential judicial review. A deadline of Friday 19th June has been given for a response after which, if there is not a satisfactory response, AvMA intends to instruct lawyers to apply for a […]
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Scottish government legislates for Duty of Candour
June 5, 2015The Scottish Government has published a Health Bill including provision for a statutory duty of candour. This follows a consultation last year following years of campaigning North and South of the border by AvMA, and the recent introduction of a statutory duty of candour in England.