A pathway to support healing for avoidably harmed patients and families: Harmed Patients Alliance and AvMA have launched a consultation on a Harmed Patient Pathway
The results of our survey, along with the themes from countless inquiries, support our call to action for all with a role in the aftermath of harm to take the causes of compounded harm seriously, to do no more harm, and look to Restorative Principles and Practices to inform compassionate responses intent upon meeting everyone’s needs that fit with the ‘healing’ identity of the healthcare system and its espoused values.
HPA believe the NHS should have a moral and ethical duty of care, to try to meet the needs it creates for people when they
17th September 2021 – 17.00 – 19.20 To mark World Patient Safety Day on 17th September, Harmed Patients Alliance and Baby Lifeline are hosting a
4th June 2021 On 5th May 2021, the Professional Standards Authority invited Harmed Patients Alliance and other Patient Organisations to a roundtable discussion on the
Harmed Patient Alliance and Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) partner on new project to improve the experience of harmed patients and families
The “First Do No Harm” report was published in July 2020. The review, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege, looked at patient safety issues arising from the use of Primodos (a home pregnancy testing kit used between the 1950s and late 1970s), the epilepsy drug sodium valproate, and vaginal mesh surgery.
James Titcombe has written an opinion piece for the British Medical Journal following the publication of the Dixon Inquiry. The article is available here.
17th December 2020 Time: 18.00 – 20.00 (GMT) Harmed Patients Alliance are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an online Webinar on 17th
This week saw the publication of the long-awaited Dixon Inquiry report. It tells the story of parents who were not listened to during Lizzies life,
