by Medact | Sep 21, 2020 | Campaign Updates, Headlines, Human Rights
In August 2020, Medact and Migrants Organise refused to submit evidence to the Department of Health and Social Care’s limited review of NHS Charging – read our letter to the government explaining why.
by Dr Miski Osman | Aug 28, 2020 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Membership, Peace & Security
This piece was written during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the wake of BLM protests and the global uprising against racism during a devastating pandemic, we are left thinking about what our society could look like – post hyperawareness of this... by Dr Tumbi Otudeko | Aug 21, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights, Peace & Security
In this blog, Dr. Tumbi Otudeko questions the provision of universal healthcare in UK prisons, discussing health disparities facing the prison population.
by Medact | Jul 24, 2020 | Events, Online, Talks & Lectures, Human Rights
Join us at next week’s New Economics Briefing in partnership with the New Economics Foundation, Migrants Organise, Doctors of the World, Kanlungan Filipino Consortium, and Notts Refugee Forum where we’ll be discussing healthcare, COVID-19 and the Hostile... by Medact | Jul 5, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights
Dr Kathryn Medièn, lecturer in Sociology at the Open University, interviews the Patients Not Passports team about migrant access to healthcare during the coronavirus crisis.
by Medact Membership | Jul 3, 2020 | Events, Group, Online, Climate & Environment, Human Rights
The impacts of climate change are clearly being felt on human health across the world. At the same time, many people are being denied the right to health care from the NHS. Both these issues are causing misery and suffering in the East Midlands, and will only become... by Aiyan Maharasingam | Jun 28, 2020 | Human Rights
Retired consultant paediatrician and co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public, John Puntis, writes for the BMJ about Medact’s Patients Not Passports briefing paper and our Migrant Solidarity Group’s recent research revealing the true impact of the Hostile Environment on children’s health.
by Aiyan Maharasingam | Jun 17, 2020 | Events, Meetings, Online, Human Rights
The Medact Research Network will be convening for an Access to Healthcare research meeting on Wednesday 1 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly. If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research... by Guest Author | Jun 12, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights
Sally, Anna and Kieran – researchers in the Migrant Health Group at St George’s, University of London – explore the increased risk to coronavirus faced by people living in Europe’s migrant camps, and the steps Governments should be taking to ensure they are able to access the testing and treatment they need.
by Guest Author | Jun 9, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights
Darran Martin, a paediatric intensive care and ED nurse, explores the long term psychological impact of the Hostile Environment and the way in which these policies affect much more than a person’s ability to access public services.
by Medact | Jun 5, 2020 | Briefings, Headlines, Human Rights
Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis
by Hilary Aked | May 29, 2020 | Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Membership, Peace & Security
At Medact, we strongly believe in the importance of research for informing how best to act to secure our collective health. One of our biggest strengths as a movement is the knowledge and expertise of our members. That’s why we’re launching a Medact Research Network....