Medact Brighton Local Group Meeting

Tuesday 20th, 6-7:30pm, Audrey Emerson Building – Opposite the Royal Sussex County Hospital (the room will be displayed on the screen by the reception desk)  The meeting will focus on introducing ourselves and establishing who we are as a group of people – what interests, skills, power and potential we have. We can then identify […]

Medact London Meeting

Medact Office The Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, United Kingdom

Join Medact London at their next meeting on 11th December at 7:30pm, in Medact’s offices near Old Street. We will be discussing our plans for action in the new year around how we can campaign against housing policy that negatively impacts the health of renters across the UK. Email [email protected] with any questions.

Healthcare access for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants: training

St Michael’s Hospital Lecture Theatre, St Michael’s Hospital BS2 8EG

Are you a doctor, nurse, physio, receptionist, healthcare assistant or other healthcare professional? Do you care about equality in healthcare access? Do you care about access for essential healthcare to vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Bristol and the southwest? Then come along for some free training! MedAct Bristol and Doctors of the […]

Medact in Brighton

Audrey Emerton building Eastern Rd,, Brighton, United Kingdom

Interested in helping homelessness? have an idea or want to explore what Medact can do locally to help in Brighton? Our next meeting will revolve around exactly that, so join us at our next meeting on Tuesday 18th December at 8pm. 

Medact Tyneside – Planning the year ahead

Jesmond, Newcastle; exact location TBC Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2019 is a pivotal year for the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This Treaty was agreed by the UN in July 2017 and so far has been signed by 69 states and ratified by 19. The British government must be encouraged to sign the Treaty, and in November 2018, the City of Manchester endorsed […]

Medact Manchester – January Strategy Meeting

Our next meeting on Thursday January 17th at 8pm in Manchester, will be an opportunity for us to discuss our aims and objectives for the upcoming year so that we can have as much impact as possible going forwards. Please email [email protected] for the address or with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!

Fighting Fracking and Fossil Fuel Divestment – how health professionals can help build a Fossil Free world

10-12 East Parade, Leeds

Join global health charity Medact and Concerned Health Professionals UK for an afternoon of talks and workshops in Leeds. We’ll explore how health professionals can help build a fossil free world and discuss our role in campaigning against fracking and advocating for fossil fuel divestment.  Sessions will include: The Health Impacts of Fracking; and how […]

Health For All? Meeting Re: NHS Charging Policies

St George’s – University of London Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom

Are you a health worker at St George’s or in Wandsworth concerned about how regulations such as upfront charging, data sharing for immigration enforcement and ID checks impact on patient care and clinical practice? Join us to discuss the policies, their impact and how we can best support our patients on Tuesday 29 January, 6pm […]

Medact London January Meeting

Medact Office The Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, United Kingdom

Join us on Tuesday 29th January for our next London local group meeting. We will continue to work on housing and homelessness, creating plans for our campaigning in 2019. New people are welcome to join us. 7pm, The Medact Offices,The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, Hoxton, London N1 6HT Email [email protected] with any questions.

Working towards food justice – what can healthcare professionals do?

Medact Office The Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, United Kingdom

Medact are in the early stages of developing a campaign on how to bring about a just food system. Will you join us for a workshop to discuss access to food as a human right, and to devise a plan for how health professionals can campaign on this issue Who is this for? This workshop […]