In Celebration of the Life of Bruce Kent

by | June 21, 2022 | Blog, Headlines,

In this blog, members of Medact share memories of Bruce Kent – the renowned peace activist and ex-priest who recently sadly passed away – and celebrate his legacy.

Northeast health workers banner drop to support Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty

by | June 20, 2022 | Blog, Headlines,

On Saturday 18th June, we, local health workers in Medact North East, dropped a banner from the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle reading “Health Workers for the Nuclear Weapons Ban”. Once again we are...

Pledge: Health workers against prevent

by | May 4, 2022 | Actions, Headlines, Sign-Ons,

Our primary objective as health workers is the duty of care to the patient in front of us. Government policies like Prevent jeopardise this duty and consequently public health. As health workers and members of the health community, our duty of care is to challenge any and all attempts at making caring professions into an arm of the Home Office or police.

A People’s Economy: economic justice & health booklets

by | March 17, 2022 | Briefings, Headlines, Resources,

Check out our brand new booklets, developed by members of the Economic Justice & Health Group. Each explores the public health case for liveable incomes, secure housing and tax justice.

The Public Health Case Against the Policing Bill

by | November 15, 2021 | Briefings, Headlines,

This briefing argues that the PCSC Bill’s expansion of police power and prisons will in fact harm public health

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STOP the Silvertown Tunnel — letter from London Health Workers

Jul 4, 2022 | Sign-Ons,

Dear Mayor Khan, We write to you as healthcare workers living and practising in London, who see the terrible health consequences of air pollution on a daily basis. We care for populations in London who are already exposed to levels of air pollution that consistently exceed WHO limits and we see the impacts of air pollution on health inequalities, with the most deprived populations including London’s poorest children, exposed to the highest levels of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide.

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