Fiona Freedland obituary

Fiona Freedland, my wife, who has died of cancer aged 50, was a woman of extraordinary wisdom, warmth and humour.

Her professional background was as a medical negligence lawyer, and from 2002 she was legal director of the charity Action Against Medical Accidents, for whom she was a powerful advocate for patient safety. She branched out into related fields of health and professional regulation, notably as a non-executive director for a primary care trust, and an adjudicator for the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and for the Nursing and Midwifery Council.