5th Lecture: The pharmaceutical industry, TTIP and health Date: Weds 25th Feburary Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: The Bainbridge Room on the second floor of the Robin Brook Centre – Queen Mary University at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital followed by The Rising Sun pub at 7:30pm (more details below). In this fifth lecture Deborah Cohen, Investigations […]
A recent survey of 199 clinicians in the Northwest Region revealed that 55% had encountered a torture survivor in their NHS practice; most lacked confidence in how to help these patients. Medact, Asylum Welcome Oxford and Forrest Medico-Legal Services have partnered to organise a special teaching session to train interested doctors, nurses and counsellors in methods […]
2019 is a pivotal year for the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This Treaty was agreed by the UN in July 2017 and so far has been signed by 69 states and ratified by 19. The British government must be encouraged to sign the Treaty, and in November 2018, the City of Manchester endorsed […]
Our next meeting on Thursday January 17th at 8pm in Manchester, will be an opportunity for us to discuss our aims and objectives for the upcoming year so that we can have as much impact as possible going forwards. Please email [email protected] for the address or with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
Join Medact Manchester for the next evening talk in our Medact lecture series. We are looking forward to hearing from Dr Tarek Younis, a cultural psychologist and Newton postdoctoral research fellow at UCL. He will be discussing his current project, which concentrates on the political responses of healthcare professionals to Prevent. Prevent is part of […]
Medact Manchester is meeting online to discuss their work. If you would like the details for joining please contact [email protected]
Medact Manchester will be meeting online on Tuesday, 7th July, at 8pm. For further information and details on how to join the online meeting please email [email protected].
Join a meeting to strategise about how the health community can encourage UK cities and towns to support the Nuclear Ban Treaty.
We’re launching the Patients Not Passports campaign in Greater Manchester on Thursday 11th March at 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Register your place
This event is a great opportunity for health workers from the Greater Manchester area who would like to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign. There will be lots of time for ideas and discussion; to find out about what we’ve done so far and who’s involved; and plan our next steps. We’ll think […]
