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Frequently Asked Questions About The Prevent Duty in Healthcare
Members of our Securitisation of Health Group have answered some FAQ about the Prevent Duty in healthcare.
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2020 Festive Cards designed by the Migrant Solidarity Group
There’s no better way to spread the joy this season than by sending your friends and family a Medact Migrant Solidarity Group festive card!
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Stop Funding the End of World – a guide to nuclear weapons divestment in Scotland
Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland’s guide is intended to be a resource for those who wish to engage with Scottish organisations about nuclear weapons divestment.
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The mental health of the UK Armed Forces and veterans – Medact submission to Defence Select Committee
We publish evidence submitted by Medact to the Defence Select Committee for its inquiry into the mental health of Armed Forces and veterans, outlining serious concerns related to the mental health impacts of the UK practice of recruiting adolescents to its military.
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#HungerForFreedom: Practical notes from a doctor for hunger strikers
In light of the hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood IRC, we publish practical notes for people on strike produced by Medact trustee Dr. Frank Arnold.
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First do no harm – clinical roles in preventing and reducing damage to vulnerable immigration detainees
The available evidence shows that the objectives of significantly reducing the number of vulnerable individuals detained and the duration of their detention have not been achieved by the changes to policy and practice introduced since the initial review into welfare in detention of vulnerable persons produced by Mr Steven Shaw in January 2016. In our…
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Hospital Food Campaigning Toolkit
Making hospital food healthier and more sustainable: a toolkit for bringing about change
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A Safer World – Treating Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons
The world now has an international treaty making it illegal for ratifying states to possess nuclear weapons. Our new report takes this opportunity to re-examine the arguments for and against the UK’s continued adherence to its own nuclear arsenal.
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Doctors Against Diesel website launched
We launched our new campaign website for National Clean Air Day. Please take a look – and let us know what you think. You can also follow Doctors Against Diesel […]
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Politics, Power, Poverty and Global Health
Medact Director, David McCoy, was recently involved in an online discussion about the politics of global health initiated by Professor Solly Benatar from South Africa, and involving Professors Gorik Omms […]