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Patients Organisations

AvMA - A charity that represents the interests of people who have suffered a medical accident.
The Patients Association - A charity that represents patients.
Citizens Advice Bureau - A service that helps people at local level to resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice.
Medical Claims - A website for patients considering a medical negligence claim.
MRSA Support - A support group for MRSA sufferers and their dependents.
Mind - A charity that offers help and support to people with mental distress.
The Erb’s Palsy Group - A charity that offers help and support to parents and children with erb’s palsy.
Rethink - A charity that supports people with severe mental illness.
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) - A voluntary organization that campaigns for improved maternity services.
National Childbirth Trust - A charity that provides antenatal education and postnatal support for parents.
Patient Concern - An independent organization that campaigns on issues that matter to patients.
Witness - A charity that provides a help line and support for people who have been abused by health and social care workers.

Government Bodies

The Ministry of Justice - The government department that administers the court service.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - A government sponsored official who has the authority to enquire into complaints of mal-administration within the National Health Service.
The National Patient Safety Agency - A government body that collects and analyses information on adverse health events with a view to identifying the risk and produces solutions to prevent them happening again.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - A government body that has responsibility for advising the National Health Service on the most effective treatment options.
The Care Quality Commission - The government sponsored body that regulates health and social care in England whether provided by the NHS, private companies or voluntary organisations.

Regulatory Bodies

Law Society - The body that represents solicitors.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority - The body that regulates solicitors.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council - The body that regulates nurses and midwives.
General Medical Council - The body that regulates doctors.
Mid Essex Law Society -

Professional Organisations

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - A membership organisation of over 5,000 solicitors and barristers who specialise in personal injury claims on behalf of Claimants.
The Academy of Experts - A membership society for expert witnesses.
The Expert Witness Institute - A membership organisation for expert witnesses.
The British Medical Association - The body that represents doctors.
The Royal Society of Medicine - A private members organisation, which is open to doctors and other professionally qualified people who have an interest in medicine.

Legal Aid

Legal Services Commission - A government agency that administers the legal aid scheme.
Just Ask! - A website operated by the Legal Services Commission to assist the public in finding specialist solicitors.

Barristers Chambers

Insurers

Temple Legal Protection Ltd - A provider of insurance for conditional fee litigation.
First Assist - A provider of insurance for conditional fee litigation.

Publications

The Legal 500 - A guide to solicitors and barristers.
Chambers & Partners UK - A guide to solicitors and barristers.
Medical Litigation - An online medical legal website for clinical negligence lawyers.
The Lancet - A medical publication for doctors.
The British Medical Journal - The official journal of the British Medical Association.

Personal Injury Solicitors

Peter Richbell & Co - A firm of solicitors based in Chelmsford who specialise in personal injury claims.

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