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  • Access to healthcare during a pandemic – a nurse’s perspective

    October 26, 2021
    Access to healthcare during a pandemic – a nurse’s perspective

    This is a guest blog for the Patients Not Passports No Borders in the NHS Week of Action by Kirit, a nurse in the NHS, exploring the impacts of COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment on access to healthcare for marginalised people.


  • No Borders in the NHS! Week of Action, 23-27 October

    October 5, 2021
    No Borders in the NHS! Week of Action, 23-27 October

    The Hostile Environment is turning the NHS into the new frontier of border control. Join us as we take action against patient charging and demand an end to borders in the NHS!


  • Economic Justice & Health Group Meeting

    October 4, 2021
    Economic Justice & Health Group Meeting

    The Economic Justice & Health Group meets fortnightly on Thursdays at 7pm.If you’re interested in getting involved, please get in touch with movement organiser, Ben Eder –  [email protected]


  • Refugees Welcome Demo

    September 29, 2021
    Refugees Welcome Demo

    A rally organised by people with experience of the asylum system to show the Government that we oppose the new Nationality and Borders Bill.


  • New research reveals a key role for society to help reduce mental health problems amongst migrants and asylum seekers

    November 13, 2020
    New research reveals a key role for society to help reduce mental health problems amongst migrants and asylum seekers

    Peter Markham who works for the the Immigration Advice Service discusses new research into isolation amongst migrants


  • Medact and Migrants Organise Refuse to Participate in Limited Government Review of NHS Charging

    September 21, 2020
    Medact and Migrants Organise Refuse to Participate in Limited Government Review of NHS Charging

    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.


  • New Economics Briefing: Healthcare, COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment

    July 24, 2020
    New Economics Briefing: Healthcare, COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment

    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 […]


  • Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 3 – In Conversation: Open University Lecturer Dr Kathryn Medièn talks to Patients Not Passports.

    July 5, 2020
    Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 3 – In Conversation: Open University Lecturer Dr Kathryn Medièn talks to Patients Not Passports.

    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.


  • Medact Research Network: Access to Healthcare Research Meeting

    June 17, 2020

    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 […]


  • Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 2 – Prioritisation of COVID-19 testing: Migrant camps must not be forgotten

    June 12, 2020
    Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 2 – Prioritisation of COVID-19 testing: Migrant camps must not be forgotten

    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.


  • Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 1 – The Psychological Impacts of the Hostile Environment

    June 9, 2020
    Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 1 – The Psychological Impacts of the Hostile Environment

    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.


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