Recent data reveals a troubling gap in maternal mental health care: only 11 of 41 Maternal Mental Health Services (MMHS) provide support for women who have lost their babies through care proceedings, a group particularly vulnerable to perinatal mental health issues and suicide. Financial constraints have already led to the […]

Supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024 The staff at Moosa-Duke Solicitors will wearing their pins and pink or blue clothing in a show of solidarity and support for Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th to 15th October). Baby Loss Awareness Week, now in its 22nd year, is an opportunity for everyone […]

Hysteroscopy Action is a campaign group that considers women should have access to more information to help them make informed decisions about their treatment before and during a hysteroscopy. One of their initiatives is the ‘Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy’. What is a Hysteroscopy? A hysteroscopy is a procedure used to […]

According to the CQC many of the maternity failings are becoming more widespread.  Its review of 131 units across the NHS highlighted issues with staffing, buildings, equipment, and the way safety was managed, warning preventable harm was at risk of becoming “normalised”.  The CQC’s 16-month investigation targeted maternity units not […]

It has been reported that the increasing rate of clinical negligence claims is indicative of the poor state of the NHS in England and that maternity services contribute to the majority of clinical negligence costs. Lord Darzi’s report identified that the NHS is in ‘serious trouble’ with public satisfaction at […]

Medical Negligence Case Study  Sepsis  X was a beloved mother, grandmother, partner, and friend.   She led a busy life and loved looking after and spending time with her grandchildren. Several years before she died, she developed kidney failure for which she needed dialysis, but this did not stop her living […]

Inquest into the death of VH who took her own life following numerous failures at NHS Trust   MDS Medical law represented the family of a 19-year-old woman, VH, who tragically took her own life after going missing 10 times.  She was a high suicide risk and had been sectioned numerous […]

Blood Pressure Awareness Week runs from 2 – 8 September 2024 and is run by Blood Pressure UK to encourage people to be aware about the risks of hypertension.   Hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure, is when your blood pressure is higher than the recommended level. Hypertension is usually […]

Hope for the those suffering from Alzheimer’s has been provided through the licensing of a new drug that reduces cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s The BBC reported of the positive results found in trials where the drug Lecanemab delayed the early onset of Alzheimer’s.   Lecanemab is an antibody which attaches […]

Cavernoma Awareness Day held on 21st August this year aims to raise awareness of the condition and symptoms of cavernoma. Cavernomas usually develops in individuals between the ages of 20 and 40. 1 in every 40,000 people are diagnosed with the condition each year. Half of cavernoma cases are genetic. […]