Blog by Mehmooda Duke of Moosa-Duke Solicitors Mehmooda Duke, Imaan Duke and Asif Moosa all from Moosa- Duke Solicitors reached the Summit of Kilimanjaro on 19th October 2018. Imaan is my daughter and Asif is my Brother. I am an ambassador for Healing Little Hearts and did the trek up […]

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court recently ruled that a hospital trust was negligent due to the ‘incomplete and misleading’ information a receptionist provided about waiting times in an A&E Department. In 2010, Michael Darnley sought medical care at Mayday Hospital in Croydon after being struck over the back […]

As recently reported in the BBC, new draft guidelines for the NHS are advising that women who need treatment for urinary incontinence should only be offered mesh surgery as a last resort. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Society of Urogynaecology have confirmed their support of […]

The Telegraph has reported that an independent review into maternity care provided by the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (“the Trust”), has increased into looking at over 100 cases. In 2017, the former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, ordered an independent inquiry led by Ms Donna Ockenden, a Senior Midwife. At […]

The BBC has reported that a survey held by the Royal College of Pathologists indicates that patients are facing delays in diagnosis due to shortages among pathology staff. The survey found that of the NHS histopathology departments that responded, only 3% had enough staff to meet current clinical demand. Professor […]

The Meningitis Research Foundation is campaigning for more urgency and monitoring to ensure that parents receive proper advice regarding potential bacterial meningitis and sepsis cases among babies and young children. Kirstie Walkden, a mother to a nine month old, is supporting this campaign. Mrs Walkden’s daughter, Amy, had been taken […]

As highlighted in a recent BBC report, the NHS is failing to meet their targets for cancer patients to commence treatment, following referral by a GP. The target is for patients to receive treatment within 62 days.  The NHS aims to meet this target 85% of the time, but this […]

On Saturday 15 September 2018, in order to help raise money for the Healing Little Hearts charity, Moosa-Duke Solicitors staff will be joined by members of the business, legal and medical community in a 12 mile hike across the peak district. 77 people are expected to participate in the walk, […]

After the Government announced their multi – year plan for the NHS, the Independent reported that by 2021, a move to scrap paper prescriptions under an NHS digital shakeup could save the NHS £300m and would allow more electronic authorising of medicines. The Health and Social Care Secretary, Mr Hancock […]

The BBC recently reported that women at 75% of the UK’s maternity units are being denied their right to choose to have their baby by caesarean section delivery. Guidance provided by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) states that women should be allowed to choose to have an elective […]