Peter Walsh BA, MBA

Peter Walsh joined as chief executive of AvMA in January 2003. Immediately previously he had been the national Director of the Association of Community Health Councils in England and Wales, where amongst other things he led the campaign to limit the damage to patient and public involvement in health following the controversial government decision to abolish Community Health Councils in England. He had been Chief Officer of the Community Health Council in Croydon for several years before becoming the national Director. Peter also has extensive experience of work in the voluntary sector, mostly with Councils for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureaux, and gained invaluable experience of the private sector during his early career in publishing. Peter is a graduate of Leicester University with a BA in English and also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) specialising in health service management, from the University of Hull. He regularly speaks and has articles published on the subjects of patient safety and access to justice for people affected by medical accidents.