# ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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
- **Company number:** [02239250](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02239250)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=299123


## Contact

- **Address:** Action against Medical Accidents, 82 Tanner Street, London
- **Postcode:** SE1 3GN
- **Phone:** 020 8688 9555
- **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.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

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




