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 […]
Discuss how Medact organises its work and our priorities over the next five years.
Discuss how Medact organises its work and our priorities over the next five years.
It is possible to create a society in which our collective safety and wellbeing are prioritised. Developing trusting, healthy relationships between patients and health workers is essential to this work. However, the Prevent Duty – with the government’s stated aim of identifying “vulnerability to radicalisation” – compromises all of this. As we’ve outlined in our […]
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.
Membership Culture at Medact: How can we make Medact a political home for healthcare workers?
Membership Culture at Medact: How can we make Medact a political home for healthcare workers?