Amidst rising living costs and growing pressure on overstretched public services, the Government is making sweeping cuts to welfare, winter fuel payments, and adult social care in order to fund increased military spending. We’ll be exploring why the Government is pursuing austerity 2.0, the impacts we will see across the NHS, who is being asked […]
Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work towards nuclear abolition, and to address war, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health.
Don’t Bank on the Bomb! UK would like to invite you to an open working group meeting. Since its launch in September 2024, Don’t Bank on the Bomb! UK has had an incredible start, with the launch of the toolkit, engaging network meetings and taking action against the five worst offending UK banks funding nuclear […]
Have you joined Medact any time in the last twelve months? Are you not yet involved in your closest local group or one of our central campaigns or research network? Welcome to our movement of health workers for health justice! We’d love to meet you at our next New Joiners meeting. This will be a […]
At Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK, we are building a nationwide movement to pressure banks and financial institutions to withdraw their support for the nuclear weapons industry, by demanding they move their money away from companies that manufacture and trade in weapons of mass destruction. Join our second network meeting on Tuesday 3rd June […]
What is the securitisation of health? A number of policing and counter-extremism measures are embedded by the government into UK health services, which at times require health workers to work closely with the police and other security agencies. These measures risk undermining therapeutic relationships, confidentiality and trust in practitioners – as well as drawing health […]
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Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work towards nuclear abolition, and to address war, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health.
