The Public Health Case Against the Policing Bill
This briefing argues that the PCSC Bill’s expansion of police power and prisons will in fact harm public health
Play the health card — the case for climate & health justice at the UN Climate Talks
‘Play the health card the case for climate & health justice at the UN Climate Talks’ was written to lay out the reasoning behind the demands of the Health for a Green New Deal campaign in the run up to the COP26 UN Climate Talks in Glasgow in November...Serious violence measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill undermine public health
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.
Annual Report 2020/21
Our 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of our work and direction in the last year, including how this has pivoted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Medact & nuclear power: considering our position
Medact consultation briefing The climate crisis is the single biggest threat to public health. Medact has called for the UK to transition to a zero-carbon economy by 2030 as part of a bold Green New Deal but has no declared policy position on the extent to which...Hiroshima Day Appeal 2021
On the 76th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, our call is as clear as ever: we need beds not bombs.
Health Versus Wealth? UK economic policy and public health during COVID-19
In this new briefing, our Economic Justice & Health Group shine a light on the UK government’s assumption that the health of the public and the economy are in tension.
The pandemic has pulled us apart… but health workers are coming together to advance just & equitable ways through this crisis
As we begin 2021 suffering a devastating new wave of the pandemic, and approach a full 12 months living under its shadow, it can be hard to think clearly about the year ahead. The pandemic has taken a terrible toll. In the UK, nearly 100,000 lives have now been lost....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 the greatest challenge to global health in the 21st century. However, they are not distributed equally....Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize 2021
Are you a student with a passion for research? Are you interested in the health aspects of violence and human rights? Do you dream of being published in an academic journal? If your answer to these questions is yes, then you should consider applying for the...Making effective Freedom of Information Requests
Medact and Migrants Organise Refuse to Participate in Limited Government Review of NHS Charging
In August 2020, Medact and Migrants Organise refused to submit evidence to the Department of Health and Social Care’s limited review of NHS Charging – read our letter to the government explaining why.