# ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 299123
- **Other names:** ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, A V M A, ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 19, 1988
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=299123


## Contact

- **Address:** Action against Medical Accidents, 82 Tanner Street, London
- **Postcode:** SE1 3GN
- **Phone:** 02086889555
- **Email:** office@avma.org.uk
- **Website:** www.avma.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING AS THE RESULT OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE CARE OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS AND IN THE LAW RELATING TO SUCH ACCIDENTS.

**Activities:** We support people affected by avoidable harm in healthcare, help them achieve justice and promote better patient safety for all.

**Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1448106 | £1585799 | £3747980 | 22 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1492965 | £1378778 | £3863011 | 21 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1287508 | £1224077 | £3853152 | 21 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1122046 | £1170847 | £4030223 | 22 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1187711 | £1102205 | £3890800 | 25 |



## Trustees

- Amrat Khorana — appointed Dec. 7, 2021
- CAROLINE BROWNE — appointed Sept. 19, 2017
- Carol Parson — appointed June 20, 2023
- Dr Agnelo Teles Fernandes — appointed March 18, 2025
- Dr Harriet Leyland — appointed Dec. 9, 2025
- Dr Jocelyn Cornwell — appointed March 23, 2021
- Farrah Pradhan — appointed Dec. 12, 2024
- MR MIKE ANDERSSON — appointed Sept. 19, 2017
- Michele Salter — appointed June 20, 2023
- William Kilvington — appointed March 23, 2021