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  • Health & Climate Justice at COP 26

    December 7, 2020
    Health & Climate Justice at COP 26

    Far from being just a future prospect, it is clear that many regions of the world have long since started to feel the impacts of climate change. These impacts pose […]


  • Submission to the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief’s call for evidence on anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination

    November 27, 2020
    Submission to the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief’s call for evidence on anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination

    We submitted to a UN Special Rapporteur’s call for evidence on anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination.  Our submission focuses on the so-called “Prevent duty” in the UK National Health Service, drawing […]


  • Patients Not Passports – Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis

    June 5, 2020
    Patients Not Passports – Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis

    Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis


  • Submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

    May 20, 2020
    Submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

    Medact produced a submission to the HCLG Committee on their inquiry into the Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on homelessness and the private rented sector. The submission is part of the work […]


  • Submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry

    April 25, 2019
    Submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry

    Medact produced this submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry in early 2019 as part of exploratory work on food justice issues at the intersection of diet, poverty and health. […]


  • Submission to House of Lords inquiry into Nuclear non-proliferation & Disarmament

    April 24, 2019
    Submission to House of Lords inquiry into Nuclear non-proliferation & Disarmament

    In early 2019, members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group produced submissions to two parliamentary inquiries relating to nuclear weapons. The following written evidence was submitted to the House of Lords […]


  • Patients Not Passports – challenging healthcare charging in the NHS

    April 9, 2019
    Patients Not Passports – challenging healthcare charging in the NHS

    Medact’s new briefing paper examines NHS charging and the introduction of immigration controls in the NHS.


  • Submission to Defence Select Committee into US INF Treaty withdrawal

    January 15, 2019
    Submission to Defence Select Committee into US INF Treaty withdrawal

    Members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group collaborated on this submission to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Inquiry into the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty in […]


  • Submission to welfare safety net inquiry 2018

    December 21, 2018
    Submission to welfare safety net inquiry 2018

    This submission to the Work and Pensions Select Committee Inquiry into the ‘Welfare safety net’ was put together from answers to a survey of health professionals asking about their experiences […]


  • The mental health of the UK Armed Forces and veterans – Medact submission to Defence Select Committee

    April 30, 2018
    The mental health of the UK Armed Forces and veterans – Medact submission to Defence Select Committee

    We publish evidence submitted by Medact to the Defence Select Committee for its inquiry into the mental health of Armed Forces and veterans, outlining serious concerns related to the mental health impacts of the UK practice of recruiting adolescents to its military.


  • First do no harm – clinical roles in preventing and reducing damage to vulnerable immigration detainees

    January 25, 2018
    First do no harm – clinical roles in preventing and reducing damage to vulnerable immigration detainees

    The available evidence shows that the objectives of significantly reducing the number of vulnerable individuals detained and the duration of their detention have not been achieved by the changes to policy and practice introduced since the initial review into welfare in detention of vulnerable persons produced by Mr Steven Shaw in January 2016. In our…


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