Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced he intends to impose a 7 day working rule for doctors, explaining that having a “Monday to Friday” culture has had tragic consequences for patients. Mr Hunt stated that as a result of this culture, 6,000 people die on weekends each year unnecessarily. The […]

Government officials have called for a strict and defined limit on legal costs in claims below £100,000, claiming that in some cases lawyers bills are excessive and greater than the amount of compensation paid out. An example of this, is a case where a patient received £11,800 in damages. However […]

New guidance has now been introduced telling NHS doctors, nurses and midwives to apologise personally to patients who have suffered medical blunders. The individual must offer a prompt heartfelt apology and an explanation to the patient as to why their treatment went wrong. The patient must be informed straight away […]

According to the Health Watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) around 5,000 lives could be saved each year if GPs follow new guidelines on cancer diagnosis. The new cancer diagnosis guidelines prepared by NICE have been produced for England and will also be taken into consideration […]

The Government is actively looking for ways to reduce the costs of clinical negligence claims against the NHS Litigation Authority. A Government spokeswoman explained that ‘Legal costs in clinical negligence claims are too high and take away vital funds which should be used for patient care.’ The NHS Litigation Authority […]

A great article in the Leicester Mercury about how Mehmooda Duke made it to be President of the Leicestershire Law Society. See the full article here.

The NHS Litigation Authority, which provides indemnity cover for legal action against the health service, has set aside £26.1bn this year to cover its existing and future liabilities. This is almost a quarter of the £113bn annual health budget. Over £1.5bn was paid out to cover medical negligence claims last […]

Moosa-Duke Solicitors is celebrating the 12th anniversary of providing a professional and friendly service to our loyal clients.  We have gone from strength to strength over this time and helped to provide many people in the country with the support that they need in all matters relating to medical negligence.

Mehmooda Duke, the Managing Director of Moosa-Duke Solicitors is the focus for a study on personal branding on “The Professional” website. http://theprofessional.org.uk/how-to-build-a-powerful-personal-brand-in-a-highly-emotive-industry/