by Deirdre Duff | Jul 17, 2018 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Many UK health institutes are likely to have direct or indirect investments in Shell. Does this conflict with a health-focused mission? Dr Deirdre Duff examines Shell’s words and actions.
by Alice Munro | Jun 1, 2018 | Campaigns, Climate & Environment, Doctors Against Diesel, Energy
Doctors Against Diesel are calling for the use of diesel fuels to be banned in our urban areas and progressively phased out elsewhere. We want to see a future in which personal exposure to soot and gases from vehicles is dramatically reduced, and that a choice to travel actively (walking, cycling, with public transport) does not result in increased personal exposure.
by Deirdre Duff | May 25, 2018 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Fossil Free Health lead Deirdre writes on the vital role that health professionals can play in the divestment movement
by Rebecca Daniels | May 24, 2018 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Workshops, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Climate change threatens to undo decades’ worth of global health gains, but the health community can help stop this. This event will explore the connections between climate change, fossil fuels and human health. We’ll analyse why – and how – the health community... by Alice Munro | May 10, 2018 | Campaigns, Work Areas, Climate & Environment, Divestment, Energy
Climate change is affecting the health of both people and the planet right now. It will affect the most fundamental determinants of health: water, food, air and which infectious diseases we are exposed to. This is something that health bodies around the world have...Apr 24, 2018 | Medact, Staff, Divestment
Deirdre is a fossil fuel divestment campaigner with a background in oesophageal cancer research. She has a BSc in Biochemistry and a PhD from the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. Her doctorate project examined the role of the RACK1 scaffolding protein in... by Rajeka Lazarus | Jan 27, 2018 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Food
A Medact member questions our appetite for cake sales in hospital foyers.
by Carla Stephan | Nov 1, 2017 | Actions, Doctors Against Diesel
We’ve got to get diesel cars off our roads to protect everyone’s health.
by Elizabeth Atherton | Oct 26, 2017 | Work Areas, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Food
Every year, the NHS spends about £600 million on food and catering services, mostly in hospitals. But hospital food is often considered to be of poor quality, and the hospital retail environment unhealthy. There is an urgent need to improve the quality of hospital... by Carla Stephan | Oct 19, 2017 | News, Climate & Environment
On Thursday 19 October, we joined London mining network, War on Want, Colombia Solidarity Campaign and People & Planet, for a demonstration against BHP’s neocolonial extractivism. We stood in solidarity with frontline communities as representatives from... by Medact Staff | Oct 5, 2017 | Actions, Blogs, Climate & Environment, Food
Medact’s work to improve hospital food follows from our new report, “Digesting The Indigestible”. But if you want to take more direct action, there is also our Campaign Toolkit, with plenty of ideas, inspiration and actions you can take to campaign for better hospital... by Guest Author | Oct 3, 2017 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Food
North Bristol NHS is the largest hospital trust in the South West serving nearly a million people from Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. It also has a wider catchment area of around 3 million people who come from further afield to use their specialist...