Macmillan
One in three of us will get cancer and it's the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you'll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way.
We provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care. We are Macmillan Cancer Support.
The number of people with cancer is growing every day. We want to reach and improve the lives of everyone of those people.
For more information please visit www.macmillan.org.uk.
AvMA
AvMA was originally established in 1982 as ‘Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents’ following public reaction to the television play ‘Minor Complications’ by AvMA’s Founder and Life President, Peter Ransley. The name was changed in 2003 to ‘Action against Medical Accidents’. Since its inception, AvMA has provided advice and support to other 100,000 people affected by medical accidents, and succeeded in bringing about massive changes to the way that the legal system deals with clinical negligenceand in moving patient safety higher up the agenda in the UK.
The legal reforms of Lord Woolf and the creation of agencies such as the National Patient Safety Agency and Commission for Health Audit and Inspection followed years of AvMA raising these issues and campaigning. AvMA is also responsible for making clinical negligence a specialism within legal practice, and continues to accredit solicitors for its specialist panel and promote good practice through comprehensive services to claimant solicitors. In 2000, AvMA’s first Chief Executive, Arnold Simanowitz, was awarded the OBE in recognition of his achievements with AvMA. Arnold retired at the end of 2002 and Peter Walsh became AvMA’s new Chief Executive. In 2003 the charity was relaunched under the new name Action against Medical Accidents, and with the new logo and strapline reflecting its mission—for patient safety and justice
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In spite of improvements over the last 30 years, a massive amount remains to be done to improve safety and deliver fairer responses when things go wrong. Today, more than ever, AvMA remains at the forefront of pushing for change and improvement on behalf of people affected by medical accidents.
For more information, please visit www.avma.org.uk.
