NHS policies are having a devastating impact on migrant health. Patients who cannot prove they have the correct immigration status can be faced with charges of up to 150% of the cost of treatment before being given vital care, and fear hospitals will share their data with the Home Office, leading to their deportation. These […]
On Monday 12th November Medact London will be handing an open letter to the Ministry of Housing calling for an end to Section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act. Use the buttons below to add a reminder to your calendar. Post on Twitter or Facebook to support Medact London as they present their open letter. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]