Medact London group meeting: February
2026-02-26 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Medact, Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ
Across London, health workers are organising and campaigning for better access to secure, quality, affordable and sustainable housing. This includes working alongside local groups to support local campaigns, as well as demanding policy change on a national level. All are welcome.

If you would like to get involved you can contact Jordi (jordilopezbotey@medact.org), Cal (calumbarnes@medact.org) or Jack (jackdoyle@medact.org)

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch, you can also sign up to the Medact London email list using the box below for updates on our work.

The meeting is hybrid, on Google Meets and in-person at our office in Bethnal Green. Please let us know if you’re planning on coming along:

Medact, Room 104, Pelican House144 Cambridge Heath RdLondon, E1 5QJ

Build the Health Movement for Housing Justice
2026-03-02 18:30 - 19:45
Skyrocketing housing costs are undermining people’s ability to live stable, healthy lives. Unaffordable rents force people out of their communities, entrench poverty, worsen health inequalities, and push thousands of families into homelessness each year.

This crisis is not inevitable. Before the 1980s, governments took responsibility for keeping rents affordable and invested at scale in secure, high-quality council housing. These policies provided stability for millions and helped build strong, resilient communities.

We also know that change is possible today. Recent reforms — including the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions — were secured through sustained campaigning and show the impact of collective action. But the core issue at the heart of the housing crisis remains unaddressed: affordability.

That’s why a broad coalition of housing groups – including Homes for All, London Renters Union, Homes for Us Alliance, and Greater Manchester Tenants Union — have come together to call for a National Housing Demonstration in London in Spring 2026, demanding:

Rent Controls

Public investment in a mass council house building programme

On Monday 2nd March at 6.30pm, we will be hosting a call to:

Find out more about the strategy of the Homes for Us Alliance

Get involved in mobilising the health community as part of a growing national network

Join the communications group shaping messaging and media interventions

Help ensure health justice remains at the heart of the housing movement

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – March Meeting
2026-03-04 18:00 - 19:30
The Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group (originally named the ‘Securitisation of Health Group’) is a space for health workers and campaigners to collectively challenge policing, criminalisation and securitisation practices within and beyond sites of healthcare.The groups’ current priority campaign is calling for the repeal of Prevent in the NHS, the adoption of evidence-based public health policies, and the redressal of harms caused by Prevent. We organise as three working groups: Workshops & Public Engagement, Policy & Lobbying, FOIs and Research.New members are always welcome! If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org.

Nuclear Weapons Group – March Meeting
2026-03-05 18:00 - 19:30
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.

We meet to provide an update on our ongoing campaigning work, and discuss the current global political landscape as related to nuclear weapons, militarisation and disarmament. Register below to receive the meeting link! For more info or with questions, email Sarah: sarahlasoye@medact.org

Build the Health Movement for Housing Justice
2026-03-12 18:30 - 19:45
Skyrocketing housing costs are undermining people’s ability to live stable, healthy lives. Unaffordable rents force people out of their communities, entrench poverty, worsen health inequalities, and push thousands of families into homelessness each year.

This crisis is not inevitable. Before the 1980s, governments took responsibility for keeping rents affordable and invested at scale in secure, high-quality council housing. These policies provided stability for millions and helped build strong, resilient communities.

We also know that change is possible today. Recent reforms — including the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions — were secured through sustained campaigning and show the impact of collective action. But the core issue at the heart of the housing crisis remains unaddressed: affordability.

That’s why a broad coalition of housing groups – including Homes for All, London Renters Union, Homes for Us Alliance, and Greater Manchester Tenants Union — have come together to call for a National Housing Demonstration in London in Spring 2026, demanding:

Rent Controls

Public investment in a mass council house building programme

On Thursday 12th March at 6.30pm, we will be hosting a call to:

Find out more about the strategy of the Homes for Us Alliance

Get involved in mobilising the health community as part of a growing national network

Join the communications group shaping messaging and media interventions

Help ensure health justice remains at the heart of the housing movement

Briefing launch: The risks of Palantir in the NHS
2026-03-16 19:00 - 20:30
Leading human rights groups, health organisations and trade unions, will publish a major new briefing examining the threat that US spy-tech company Palantir poses to the NHS and data privacy in the UK.

The online launch will outline the report’s key findings and explore what they mean for the growing and urgent campaign to remove Palantir from the NHS. We’ll be joined by speakers including whistleblowers from Palantir and the NHS outlining how we can resist Palantir’s encroachment into the NHS and the UK as a whole.

Speakers:

Juan Sebastian Pinto, Palantir whistleblower

Hajira Maryam, Amnesty International’s Lead Advisor on Strategic Communications and Artificial Intelligence

Duncan McCann, Good Law Project’s Head of Tech and Data

Wayne Farah, former NHS non-executive director and BME Leadership Network facilitator at the NHS Confederation, who resigned over Palantir

Health Workers for a Free Palestine

With Palantir’s power and influence facing increasing media scrutiny, this represents a pivotal moment to intensify pressure and push for their controversial NHS contract to be cancelled.

This event is especially valuable for health workers, but it’s open to everyone – so please share widely!

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – April Meeting
2026-04-01 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – April Meeting
2026-04-02 18:00 - 19:30

National Housing Demo
2026-04-18 13:00 - 16:00
Overcrowded, damp and insecure housing leads to breathing problems, stress, anxiety, depression and poor child development. Moving around a lot makes everything harder – our mental and physical health suffer, while school, work, and relationships are made a mess of.

We know that housing is a health issue.

When the NHS was founded, it was meant to work hand in hand with a housing system. Now, without stable, affordable housing, our health system and our health are suffering.

If we want to be healthy, we need to fight for housing.

Join the Health and Disability Justice Bloc at the National Housing Demonstration on the 18th April at 1pm at Soho Square Gardens by joining the WhatsApp group. We’ll be demanding homes that are safe, secure, and truly affordable.

JOIN THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY JUSTICE BLOC

Nuclear Weapons Group – May Meeting
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – May Meeting
2026-05-07 18:00 - 19:30

Picnic in the park
2026-05-10 14:30 - 16:30
Come gather with other health workers in Manchester interested in doing community organising work locally! Bring a dish, bring yourself, bring your kids – everyone welcome!

We will meet at the The Pavilion in Alexandra Park (180 Russell St, Manchester M16 7JL) at 2.30 pm on Sunday 10th May and find somewhere to picnic. We will likely sit on the main green area, opposite the tennis courts.

If you have any questions please email colfallowfield@medact.org

Nuclear Weapons Group – June Meeting
2026-06-02 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – June Meeting
2026-06-03 18:00 - 19:30

Wyndham Heat Network Action Group Campaign Launch
2026-06-03 19:00 - 21:00

NHS ConfedExpo 2026 Fringe Event – Beyond Palantir: What's next for the Federated Data Platform?
2026-06-10 17:00 - 18:00 | HOME Manchester, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester, M15 4FN, United Kingdom
On June 10th, Medact are hosting an in-person event to complement the 2026 NHS ConfedExpo. Parliamentary discourse is growing around the potential for the break clause in the Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract with Palantir to be triggered in February 2027 (see our briefing published in March – “Concerns Regarding Palantir Technologies and NHS Data Systems“).

With NHS leaders from around the country gathered in one place, it feels necessary to provide a space for discussion around the implications of this significant decision and the importance of patient and public trust in health data systems. We have invited a panel of data and health equity experts to speak and there will be the possibility for questions and discussion.

Speakers:

Matt Hennessey – Greater Manchester ICB Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Emma Runswick – British Medical Association Deputy Chair of Council

Marc Farr – Chair, NHS Chief Analytical Officer’s Network Advisory Board Member, APHA National Data Advisory Group

The event will be hosted at HOME, a short walk from Manchester Central Convention Complex (approx 650m) between 1700-1800. The venue is fully accessible to wheelchair users.

Please provide an expression of interest as soon as possible using the form below. Spaces are limited and so we will be prioritising people working in the NHS. If you are successful we will follow up with an invitation and further information about the location. If you can’t attend but are interested in the discussion, we will send out a summary of the key themes of the discussion to share.

This event has passed.

Radical Housing Film Night: Everybody to Kenmure Street
2026-06-18 18:30 - 22:00
Come join Medact London for a screening and discussion of Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026), a film documenting Glasgow’s community resistance to a 2020 Home Office immigration raid.

We’ll share experiences and reflections, and talk strategies for building resilient communities against border violence and anti-migrant racism.

Bring food to share (no nuts).

Thuesday 18 June, 6.30pm

Common RoomPelican House144 Cambridge Heath RoadE1 5QJ

Nuclear Weapons Group – July Meeting
2026-07-02 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – July Meeting
2026-07-07 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – August Meeting
2026-08-11 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – August Meeting
2026-08-13 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – September Meeting
2026-09-10 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – September Meeting
2026-09-16 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – October Meeting
2026-10-13 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – October Meeting
2026-10-15 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – November Meeting
2026-11-10 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – November Meeting
2026-11-11 18:00 - 19:30

Nuclear Weapons Group – December Meeting
2026-12-10 18:00 - 19:30

Abolitionist Approaches to Health Group – December Meeting
2026-12-15 18:00 - 19:30
