News archive
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Rapid Response and Redress scheme has potential but needs radical changes
May 26, 2017The consultation has good intentions, which we support, but we are concerned that the proposals have not been thought through properly and lack detail.
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Opposition to fixed costs in clinical negligence growing
May 2, 2017An open letter from AvMA and 8 other patients’ charities calling on the Secretary of State for Health to reconsider proposals on imposing fixed costs in clinical negligence was published in the Daily Telegraph today, coinciding with the close of the consultation.
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Plans to impose ‘safe space’ on local investigations dropped
April 24, 2017The Department of Health has dropped controversial plans to impose ‘safe space’ provisions on local investigations following strong concerns expressed by AvMA and other stakeholders in response to its consultation at the end of last year.
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Peter Walsh’s blog for the Centre for Health and the Public Interest
March 14, 2017AvMA Chief Executive has written a blog for the Centre for Health and the Public Interest asking “Will limiting the costs in clinical negligence claims make patients less safe?”
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Reaction to DH consultation on Rapid Resolution & Redress scheme for brain damaged children
March 3, 2017AvMA cautiously welcomes the Department of Health’s plans to introduce a “Rapid Resolution & Redress” scheme for brain damaged children as an alternative to litigation.