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Securitisation of Health group: October Meeting
The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers and anyone interested in working to challenge the growing securitisation of healthcare through campaigning, lobbying and research. The group are currently focused on campaigning to end Prevent in the NHS, and also work to oppose policing other securitisation policies within healthcare. New members are welcome!
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Medact Impact Report 2022/23
This is the digital edition of our Impact Report 2022–23
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Over 100 medical journals raise alarm over risk of nuclear war
More than 100 medical journals including Lancet, BMJ and JAMA have collaborated on a joint statement, calling for urgent steps to decrease the growing danger of nuclear war and to move rapidly to the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear Weapons Group meeting
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.
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*POSTPONED* Securitisation of Health group meeting
The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers and anyone interested in working to challenge the growing securitisation of healthcare through campaigning, lobbying and research. The group are currently focused on campaigning to end Prevent in the NHS, and also work to oppose policing other securitisation policies within healthcare. New members are welcome!
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Medact Groups Check-in
This is a space for people active in Medact local or issue groups to connect, to share collective learning from our organising—the challenges and successes and how we can support each other moving forward.
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Hiroshima Appeal 2023
Donate to Medact to keep up the fight for peace
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AGM 2023
The AGM is our annual opportunity to come together and explore the overall running of Medact. As always, we’re excited to bring together members old and new from the UK and beyond.
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Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland Day of Action
This Day of Action will be focussed on keeping up the pressure on the Royal Bank of Scotland to end its support for companies involved in the production and development of nuclear weapons.
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Criminalising Distress: empowering patients, challenging police in mental health care
Our current research project is an urgently needed national study to explore the harm created by SIM —Serenity Integrated Mentoring —a controversial new “model of care” adopted by almost half of all mental health trusts in England.
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A journey from darkness to light: 2023 IPPNW Bike Tour, Kenya
Medact member and IPPNW board member Bimal Khadka reflects on a five day, 500km ride across Kenya to attend the 2023 IPPNW World Congress in Mombasa.