Have you joined Medact any time in the last twelve months? Welcome to our movement of health workers for health justice! We’d love to meet you at our next New Joiners 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 […]
The Justice for Omisha and Patients Not Passports campaign is inviting migrants who have been impacted by NHS charges or struggled to access the NHS, alongside healthcare workers and community allies, to an open meeting in East London to discuss how we can fight for a more just healthcare system together! If you’re looking to […]
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’s Climate & Health and Economic Justice & Health campaigns are joining forces with our local working groups to fight for healthy homes as part of the broader struggles for climate, housing, and economic justice.
In a world ablaze with escalating conflicts, global instability, and worsening humanitarian crises, the threat of nuclear weapons to human life is mounting. And yet, every year, billions of pounds flow through UK banks, pension funds, and other financial institutions that invest in companies producing nuclear weapons, making the threat of nuclear war even more […]