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‘Normal’ life failed us. The coronavirus crisis gives us the chance to rethink a new economy
Guardian journalist, John Harris, mentions the platform that Medact gives to health workers who want to address the social and economic inequalities that underpin the COVID-19 crisis.
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Children being denied cancer treatment due to their immigration status, doctors warn
The Independent covered new research from our Migrant Solidarity Group & the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, which revealed the true impact of the Hostile Environment on children’s health.
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Migrant charging in the NHS: how doctors can support patients when hospital care is denied
Interim-Director, Guppi Bola, featured in the BMJ, discussing how healthcare workers can use Medact’s Patients Not Passports toolkit to resist the Hostile Environment in the NHS.
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How NHS staff are fighting back against the ‘hostile environment’
Campaigner, James Skinner, writes in Open Democracy about Medact’s Patients Not Passports campaign and the growing movement resisting the hostile environment in the NHS.
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As we move into an uncertain future, we need to look at what our bodies tell us
Interim Director, Guppi Bola, featured in Dazed, discussing the health impacts discrimination causes for migrants.
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MPs cave in to Left-wing doctors and scrap plans to stop health tourists coming to Britain for treatment they’re not entitled to – costing the NHS £280m a year
Campaigner, James Skinner, features in the Daily Mail, discussing Medact’s patients Not Passports Toolkit and critiquing migrant charging in the NHS.
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NHS Healthcare as a Hostile Environment: The barriers facing asylum seekers
Medact Manchester member, Dr Louise Tomkow, highlights the barriers facing asylum seekers trying to access free primary care in the NHS.
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The political determinants of the cholera outbreak in Yemen – The Lancet
David Mccoy & co write about the crucial role that the Saudi-led coalition has played in creating conditions conductive to this catastrophic outbreak.
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Even a ‘minor’ nuclear war would be an ecological disaster felt throughout the world
In light of escalating war of words between North Korea and the USA, Medact Director David McCoy writes about the effects of nuclear detonations on the environment and climate.
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Coverage Roundup: A Safer World – Treating Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons
Round up of coverage of Medact report – A safer world: Treating Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons.
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Keeping nuclear weapons is a high-risk gamble – Letter in the Telegraph
Health professionals wrote a letter to the telegraph reiterating the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons