by Medact | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, Human Rights
Dr Kathryn Medièn, lecturer in Sociology at the Open University, interviews the Patients Not Passports team about migrant access to healthcare during the coronavirus crisis.
by Medact | Jul 2, 2020 | Headlines, Reports, Peace & Security
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare is a new Medact report, written by Medact Research Manager Dr. Hilary Aked. The report examines the implementation and impacts of the Prevent duty in the NHS, looking at the interaction between the... by Medact | Jun 5, 2020 | Briefings, Headlines, Human Rights
Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis
by Medact | May 20, 2020 | Briefings, Economic Justice
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 we are doing to advocate for a Just Public Health Response to the... by Medact | Mar 11, 2020 | Headlines
With much disappointment, after careful consideration and consultation, we have now decided to postpone our upcoming Health Justice conference in light of the current situation regarding Coronavirus.
by Medact | Dec 6, 2019 | Appeals, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Security
We need your help to build our dynamic movement of health workers and activists
by Medact | Oct 14, 2019 | Annual Reports, Headlines
Our 2019 Annual Report is now available to read online – providing an overview of our work and direction in the last year.
by Medact | Aug 1, 2019 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Medact | Apr 25, 2019 | Briefings, Economic Justice
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. The submission – as with our submission to the Welfare safety net... by Medact | Mar 1, 2019 | Headlines, News, Press Releases, Peace & Security
As tensions between the nuclear armed states of India and Pakistan continue, little attention is being paid to the effects of war between the nations means for the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir Valley, which has not known peace since the... by Medact | Dec 21, 2018 | Briefings, Economic Justice
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 of how economic deprivation impacts their patients’... by Medact | Dec 18, 2018 | Appeals, Headlines, Climate & Environment
Let’s harness the expertise, mandate and social power of the health community to help solve the climate crisis.
