Medact Liverpool January Meeting
Details of our next meeting on the evening of Thursday 21st November
2019 Manifesto Analysis
It’s election time, so we’ve been poring over the manifestos from all the major parties to see how they stack up against the aims of our different campaigns and work areas.
Medact Gathering 2020
We are very pleased to announce our upcoming Medact Gathering will take place in Spring 2020.
Medact Dorset Autumn Meeting
Details of our next meeting on the evening of Thursday 21st November
Migrants Organise
Docs Not Cops
Halt harmful “hostile environment” policies – open staff letter to the Board of North Bristol NHS Trust
The government is implementing new charging regulations for migrants. These deny vulnerable people healthcare, deter those eligible for care from seeking it, and establish mechanisms to roll out further charging in the future NHS.
The following is a letter to North Bristol NHS Trust asking them to also reject these policies. It is for open sign on for all staff within the trust – if you work at the trust, please add your name below.
Halt harmful “hostile environment” policies – open staff letter to the Board of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust
The government is implementing new charging regulations for migrants. These deny vulnerable people healthcare, deter those eligible for care from seeking it, and establish mechanisms to roll out further charging in the future NHS.
The following is a letter to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust asking them to also reject these policies. It is for open sign on for all staff within the trust – if you work at the trust, please add your name below.
Turkish doctors sentenced to prison for statement against war
In response to the sentencing of 11 Turkish doctors to 20 months in prison for a statement made against the military offensive in Afrin, Syria, Medact has urged the UK Foreign Secretary to take action. “War is a man-made public health problem.” It is these words,...Either Civil Rule or Everlasting Sit-in
Since December 2018, protests across Sudan have been taking place almost daily – with healthcare workers playing a central role. In this piece, we provide the background to the ongoing struggle and platform the voice of Dr. Mohammed Abdelraoof Hussien, a doctor in Sudan.
Migrant charging in the NHS: how doctors can support patients when hospital care is denied
Medact’s Patients Not Passports toolkit and Interim-Director, Guppi Bola, feature in this BMJ analysis of doctors and the hostile environment
How NHS staff are fighting back against the ‘hostile environment’
The importance of resisting the hostile environment in the NHS with Medact’s Patients Not Passports campaign