The NHS 111 telephone helpline is in crisis after NHS Direct, which provides services across a large part of England has withdrawn its services from 11 of the 46 regional contracts for which it has responsibility. NHS Direct claim that the service has become financially unsustainable for them to run […]
Read MoreIn a speech delivered last week entitled, ‘The silent scandal of patient safety’, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, highlighted the shortcomings within the NHS in relation to patient treatment. He quoted figures which suggest that half a million people are “harmed unnecessarily each year”. He added that around 3,000 patients […]
Read MoreMehmooda Duke and Krishna Kotecha attendend the Leicestershire Law Society Lunch in aid of Leicester Charity Link – an excellent organisation that helps over 5,000 people each year who are experiencing poverty, hardship and crisis.
Read MorePlans to close three children’s heart units have been suspended by the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, after an independent review suggested that the decision was based on a “flawed analysis”. The decision to close the units was made as part of the Safe & Sustainable review. The review identified a […]
Read More“I have believed for years that there must be a correlation between government spending on the NHS and the number of medical negligence cases brought against it. The pressures on healthcare professionals are always going to be much greater when hospital budgets are tighter, one of the main problems being […]
Read MoreThe NHS is being encouraged to treat patients in virtual wards in their homes with regular visits from health staff to relieve the pressure on hospitals and reduce long term inpatient stays. It is envisaged that the service will create thousands of virtual beds in people’s homes which would combat […]
Read MoreOver the past four years 750 patients have suffered due to preventable mistakes made whilst they were patients at NHS hospitals. Incidents such as operating on the wrong body part or leaving instruments inside patients are categorised by the Department of Health as “Never Events”. This means that these events […]
Read MoreMehmooda Duke, member of the executive committee of The Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) and Krishna Kotecha attended the meeting where over 100 firms of specialist Clinical Negligence Lawyers gathered to discuss the recent rule changes.
Read MoreYou will not be surprised to hear that we were very interested in the release of recent statistics from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) which reveal the state of healthcare expenditure in the UK between 2007 and 2011. The report shows that healthcare expenditure grew strongly between 1997 to […]
Read MoreFor 10 years Mehmooda Duke defended doctors, dentists, hospitals and healthcare professionals. In 2002, whilst she was an associate at national firm Browne Jacobson, she had her ‘lightbulb’ moment and decided that the time had come to act for victims of medical negligence. Mehmooda Duke moved from London to Leicester […]
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