Organisations
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Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents (AVMA)
44 High Street
Croydon CR0 1YB
Helpline: 0845 123 23 52 (Mon-Fri 10-12pm and 2-4pm)
E-mail: admin@avma.org.uk
Website: www.avma.org.uk
Charity supporting people injured by medical accidents. Offers free practical help and advice to anyone who has suffered injury or harm as a result of inappropriate medical care, poor treatment, or misdiagnosis/failure to diagnose.
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Textphone: 18001 020 7887 3800
E-mail: information@gdc-uk.org
Website: www.gdc-uk.org
Every dentist practising in the UK has to be registered by the GDC, the profession's regulatory body. The Council has the power to discipline dentists who fall short of the high standards expected of them.
General Medical Council
Regent's Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
General enquiries: 0845 357 8001 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5.30pm)
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Holds general and specialist registers of doctors practising in the UK. The registration department can provide registration details of specific, named doctors, free of charge.
Health Service Ombudsman
13th Floor, Millbank Tower
London SW1P 4QP
Tel: 0845 015 4033
E-mail: OHSC.Enquiries@ombudsman.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.ombudsman.org.uk/hse
The Health Service Ombudsman investigates complaints about the National Health Service. The Ombudsman is completely independent of the NHS and the government. There is no charge for the Ombudsman's service.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6NA
Tel: 020 7067 5800
Fax: 020 7067 5801
E-mail: nice@nice.nhs.uk
Website: www.nice.org.uk
Part of the NHS, NICE provides patients, health professionals and the public with guidance on current best practice. Website contains a comprehensive range of health and patient links, including regional health authority websites.
Patients Association
PO Box 935
Harrow HA1 3YJ
Tel: 020 8423 9111
Helpline: 0845 608 4455 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
E-mail: mailbox@patients-association.com
Website: www.patients-association.com
Represents the consumer voice in UK healthcare. Website has news articles and campaigns.
Patient Concern
PO Box 23732
London SW5 9FY
E-mail: patientconcern@hotmail.com
Website: www.patientconcern.org.uk
Organisation committed to promoting choice and empowerment for all health service users and campaigning on issues that matter to patients. Website has campaign information and news; leaflets on a range of issues will be sent to you if you write to them with a SAE.
Patient Protect
Tel: 01227 713661
Fax: 01227 711426
E-mail: info@patientprotect.org
Website: www.patientprotect.org
Dedicated to the prevention of neglect and incompetence in the NHS, and to the elimination of the secrecy that allows problems to flourish. Website has a good section on what to do should you want to make a complaint.
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
4 Melville Street
Edinburgh EH3 7NS
Tel: 0870 011 5378
E-mail: enquiries@scottishombudsman.org.uk
Website: www.scottishombudsman.org.uk
Offers members of the public an independent, free and fair response to complaints about public services, including health services.
Sufferers of Iatrogenic Neglect (SIN)
Tel: 01924 407195 or 0115 9431 320
E-mail: sinfo@boltblue.com or mag@sinfo.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.sin-medicalmistakes.org
Patient support and pressure group for sufferers of iatrogenic neglect - this relates to medical disorders or symptoms caused inappropriately by any clinician through his/her diagnosis, manner or treatment.
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Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of third party sites
Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents (AVMA)
44 High Street
Croydon CR0 1YB
Helpline: 0845 123 23 52 (Mon-Fri 10-12pm and 2-4pm)
E-mail: admin@avma.org.uk
Website: www.avma.org.uk
Charity supporting people injured by medical accidents. Offers free practical help and advice to anyone who has suffered injury or harm as a result of inappropriate medical care, poor treatment, or misdiagnosis/failure to diagnose.
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ
Tel: 020 7887 3800
Textphone: 18001 020 7887 3800
E-mail: information@gdc-uk.org
Website: www.gdc-uk.org
Every dentist practising in the UK has to be registered by the GDC, the profession's regulatory body. The Council has the power to discipline dentists who fall short of the high standards expected of them.
General Medical Council
Regent's Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
General enquiries: 0845 357 8001 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5.30pm)
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Holds general and specialist registers of doctors practising in the UK. The registration department can provide registration details of specific, named doctors, free of charge.
Health Service Ombudsman
13th Floor, Millbank Tower
London SW1P 4QP
Tel: 0845 015 4033
E-mail: OHSC.Enquiries@ombudsman.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.ombudsman.org.uk/hse
The Health Service Ombudsman investigates complaints about the National Health Service. The Ombudsman is completely independent of the NHS and the government. There is no charge for the Ombudsman's service.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6NA
Tel: 020 7067 5800
Fax: 020 7067 5801
E-mail: nice@nice.nhs.uk
Website: www.nice.org.uk
Part of the NHS, NICE provides patients, health professionals and the public with guidance on current best practice. Website contains a comprehensive range of health and patient links, including regional health authority websites.
Patients Association
PO Box 935
Harrow HA1 3YJ
Tel: 020 8423 9111
Helpline: 0845 608 4455 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
E-mail: mailbox@patients-association.com
Website: www.patients-association.com
Represents the consumer voice in UK healthcare. Website has news articles and campaigns.
Patient Concern
PO Box 23732
London SW5 9FY
E-mail: patientconcern@hotmail.com
Website: www.patientconcern.org.uk
Organisation committed to promoting choice and empowerment for all health service users and campaigning on issues that matter to patients. Website has campaign information and news; leaflets on a range of issues will be sent to you if you write to them with a SAE.
Patient Protect
Tel: 01227 713661
Fax: 01227 711426
E-mail: info@patientprotect.org
Website: www.patientprotect.org
Dedicated to the prevention of neglect and incompetence in the NHS, and to the elimination of the secrecy that allows problems to flourish. Website has a good section on what to do should you want to make a complaint.
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
4 Melville Street
Edinburgh EH3 7NS
Tel: 0870 011 5378
E-mail: enquiries@scottishombudsman.org.uk
Website: www.scottishombudsman.org.uk
Offers members of the public an independent, free and fair response to complaints about public services, including health services.
Sufferers of Iatrogenic Neglect (SIN)
Tel: 01924 407195 or 0115 9431 320
E-mail: sinfo@boltblue.com or mag@sinfo.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.sin-medicalmistakes.org
Patient support and pressure group for sufferers of iatrogenic neglect - this relates to medical disorders or symptoms caused inappropriately by any clinician through his/her diagnosis, manner or treatment.
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