The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers and anyone interested in working to challenge the growing securitisation of healthcare through campaigning, lobbying and research. The group are currently focused on campaigning to end Prevent in the NHS, and also work to oppose policing other securitisation policies within healthcare. New members are welcome!
This is a space for people active in Medact’s climate & health work to connect and to share collective learning from our organising. This December, we will be sharing exciting updates about the power of the health voice in UK climate campaigning. This will include: Everyone is welcome – whether you/your group is already active […]
Medact’s EJ Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This includes working alongside local groups to support local campaigns, as well as demanding policy change on a national level for better support for social housing, community-owned housing stock and protections for renters. Last month, Medact […]
Want to join a movement of health workers fighting for climate justice? Join the next Health for a Green New Deal campaign Action Planning 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.
Want to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign? Come to our next New Joiners meeting! We’ll cover campaign strategy, hear from some of the groups working on the Patients Not Passports campaign, and explore the different ways you can get involved.
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 […]
Healthcare workers campaigning for health and social justice in the North East.
Medact’s Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing.
Join us for an exciting opportunity to spend a day with other climate justice campaigners in a collaborative messaging workshop to bring a health framework to issues related to oil & gas expansion, fuel poverty, and more!