The Guardian covered our latest report ‘False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare’, with an particular emphasis on the report’s finding that people with mental health conditions are disproportionately referred to Prevent.
Campaigner, James Skinner, was quoted in the Guardian, discussing the importance of scrapping the NHS Surcharge for all migrants, following the government’s decision to end NHS charging for NHS staff.
Guardian journalist, John Harris, mentions the platform that Medact gives to health workers who want to address the social and economic inequalities that underpin the COVID-19 crisis.
The Independent covered new research from our Migrant Solidarity Group & the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, which revealed the true impact of the Hostile Environment on children’s health.
Interim-Director, Guppi Bola, featured in the BMJ, discussing how healthcare workers can use Medact’s Patients Not Passports toolkit to resist the Hostile Environment in the NHS.
Campaigner, James Skinner, writes in Open Democracy about Medact’s Patients Not Passports campaign and the growing movement resisting the hostile environment in the NHS.
Interim Director, Guppi Bola, featured in Dazed, discussing the health impacts discrimination causes for migrants.
Campaigner, James Skinner, features in the Daily Mail, discussing Medact’s patients Not Passports Toolkit and critiquing migrant charging in the NHS.
Medact Manchester member, Dr Louise Tomkow, highlights the barriers facing asylum seekers trying to access free primary care in the NHS.
David Mccoy & co write about the crucial role that the Saudi-led coalition has played in creating conditions conductive to this catastrophic outbreak.