Securitisation of Health group meeting

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 […]

Nuclear Weapons Group February meeting

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.

Medact Groups check-in: February 2024

This is a space for people active in Medact local or issue groups to connect, to share collective learning from our organising—the challenges and successes and how we can support each other moving forward.

Nuclear Weapons Group: New Joiners Meeting

Are you concerned about the catastrophic health and environmental consequences of a nuclear war? Do you want to take a stand with longstanding members of the medical peace movement who are campaigning for nuclear disarmament, and the abolition of nuclear weapons altogether? This meeting is the best way to get up to speed with the […]

Securitisation of Health group meeting

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 […]

Nuclear Weapons Group March meeting

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.