by A Medact Member | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Peace & Security
An open letter by mental health professionals to express concern over the negative impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on young people’s mental health and escalation in ‘criminal’ behaviour.
by Medact Staff | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Membership, Peace & Security
Highlights, updates and reflections from across our movement
by Elisabeth McElderry | Nov 17, 2021 | Blog, Peace & Security
Elisabeth McElderry considers how the dual threats of nuclear weapons and climate change, and how to address them.
by A Medact Member | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog, Climate & Environment
In this blog, Medact member Lesley Morrison shares her experiences and reflections from attending COP26 as an observer as well as the Glasgow march for Climate Justice.
by A Medact Member | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Headlines, Human Rights
This is a guest blog for the Patients Not Passports No Borders in the NHS Week of Action by Kirit, a nurse in the NHS, exploring the impacts of COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment on access to healthcare for marginalised people.
by Sarah Lasoye | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog, Headlines, Peace & Security
As the government seeks to extend policing into spaces of healthcare, co-opt the language of public health, and introduce new practices which will worsen social inequalities rather than resolve them—resistance from the health community is vital.
by Medact | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog, Briefings, Peace & Security
A briefing focusing on the risks of harm associated with the proposed Serious Violence Duty (SVD) and Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) in the PCSC Bill.
by Dr Hesham Abdalla | Sep 2, 2021 | Blog, Peace & Security
‘Bearing Witness’, a new digital healthcare campaign, will seek to bring health workers in conflict zones together with those in the UK. In this blog, campaign co-founder and paediatrician Dr. Hesham Abdalla explains the reasoning behind the campaign.
by Hil Aked | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog, Peace & Security
Once you cut through the spin, the evidence about vulnerability support hubs raises serious ethical concerns.
by Medact Staff | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog, Economic Justice
“Freedom day” is clearly not about freedom from the risk of illness, death and destitution. It’s a continuation of the very system of governance that created avoidable public health harms from COVID-19 and the economic crisis. The premature ending of the public...
by Bimal Khadka | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Peace & Security
On June 16th 2021, President Biden and President Putin’s joint declaration made at the Geneva summit gave hope of better diplomatic ties and a more stable relationship. In their statement, they reaffirmed the principle that “Nuclear war cannot be won and must never be...
by Sohail Jannesari | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Human Rights
Sanctuary seekers often arrive in the UK with a difficult set of premigration and migration journey experiences, and they are more likely than the host population or other people of the same ethnicity to experience mental health problems. The government’s ‘New Plan...
