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End unnecessary and harmful asylum accommodation transfers
Join us in writing to the Home Secretary to oppose policies that are so clearly causing harm to asylum seekers.
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Cancel the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport
Plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport not only risk more toxic air for nearby communities, they’re also a threat to the health and wellbeing of communities around the world already suffering the impacts of the climate crisis.
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Healthy housing is a human right
Children and families who are experiencing homelessness are facing severe risk, risk that has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need to address the lack of […]
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East Midlands Council – Divest from Fossil Fuels!
If you live in the East Midlands and work in health then please consider signing this letter calling on the Councils to stop investing in fossil fuels. The Councils of […]
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Health Justice Means Climate Justice at COP26 ─ letter to the UK Government & COP26 leadership
When world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the COP26 climate talks in November 2021, they will have a critical choice to make: do we stick with business as usual, or do we lay the foundations for a fairer, healthier ecologically-sound future?
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Divest North Yorkshire Pension Fund from Fossil Fuels!
Investments in fossil fuels (oil, coal & gas) are driving climate breakdown and pose a serious financial risk to local pension holders. Recently, North Yorkshire County Council committed to the […]
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Take action to fight for Fossil-Fuel Free pensions in Dorset!
Medact Dorset is a group of local health workers campaigning to put pressure on the Dorset Pension Fund Committee to STOP investing in fossil fuels (Divestment). If you are due […]
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To fight this pandemic, we must radically re-imagine public health
Our public health is only as strong as our economic and social fabric.
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Marmot 2020: Health workers call for a Health and Wellbeing Budget
The findings of the recent Marmot review throw into stark relief the health inequalities caused by austerity. It links choices made in our economic, social and political system to negative and avoidable health outcomes.
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Halt harmful “hostile environment” policies – open staff letter to the Board of North Bristol NHS Trust
The government is implementing new charging regulations for migrants. These deny vulnerable people healthcare, deter those eligible for care from seeking it, and establish mechanisms to roll out further charging in the future NHS. The following is a letter to North Bristol NHS Trust asking them to also reject these policies. It is for open…
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Halt harmful “hostile environment” policies – open staff letter to the Board of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust
The government is implementing new charging regulations for migrants. These deny vulnerable people healthcare, deter those eligible for care from seeking it, and establish mechanisms to roll out further charging in the future NHS. The following is a letter to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust asking them to also reject these policies. It is for…