Statistics show that NHS vacancies have risen by more than 10% in the last year, with over 30,000 posts currently vacant. Data collated from NHS Jobs, the main recruitment website for NHS England, shows that between January and March 2017, a total of 86,055 vacancies were advertised, up from 78,112 […]

The Leicester Mercury has reported that there were three serious incidents in Leicester Hospitals in May 2017. The incidents, which were detailed in the hospital board papers, were as follows: 1. A woman in labour did not have anaesthetic medication correctly administered; 2. A chest x-ray revealed a guide wire […]

All hospital units that provide congenital heart surgery in England have been assessed against new standards to ascertain whether they are providing an acceptable standard of care to patients. Following an assessment in 2016, NHS England announced a proposal to stop children’s heart surgery at the East Midlands Congenital Heart […]

A recent investigation carried out by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme found that nearly half of the people who have undergone hernia repair surgery using mesh implants are at risk of developing chronic pain. Most surgical mesh devices are made from either synthetic materials or animal tissue and are used […]

Since the EU referendum last year, the number of nurses from the European Union applying to work in the United Kingdom has fallen by 96%. Statistics collated by the Nursing & Midwifery Council show that the number of nurse applicants from the EU fell from 1,304 in July 2016 to […]

Mehmooda Duke, the MD of Moosa-Duke Solicitors was asked to comment on the elections results.  Follow the link to the full article is in the Leicester Mercury.

A recent study carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons shows that the number of patients waiting six months or more for surgery has tripled over the past four years in England. According to the study, the number of people waiting six months for an operation rose to 126,200 […]

Members of the Fosse Business Breakfast Club, the Moosa-Duke Solicitors’ team and friends embarked on a 10 mile charity walk in the Peak District on Saturday 13th May 2017 to raise money for the Maria Hanson Foundation (Me & Dee registered charity), which was formed in 2006. The story has […]

In March 2017, following a visit from Health Education East Midlands, the regional organisation which manages post graduate medical training, Leicester Hospitals temporarily halted complex cancer operations as a result of concerns over complications. The operations which were temporarily halted were for patients who require surgery for cancer of the […]

Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss has introduced a new statutory discount rate under the Damages Act 1996. The discount rate, which has changed from 2.5% to -0.75%, is to be taken into account by the Courts when setting multipliers and calculating damages for future losses in England and Wales. The new […]