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Shale Gas Production in England – an updated public health assessment
Download: A Public Health Assessment of Shale Gas in England Medact’s new report summarises the findings of a public health assessment of unconventional shale gas production in England. In 2015 Medact published its first report on this subject, Health & Fracking, which outlined the potential impacts on health of fracking in the UK. Since the…
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Better Medical Care in Immigrant Detention Centres
Following a meeting organised by Medact with the generous assistance of the Royal Society of Medicine, of seven doctors working in immigration detention centres and six from voluntary organisations produced a consensus statement for dissemination.
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Healthcare and Human Rights at the Bleeding Edge – Live Stream
Thank you for your interest in the live web-stream for Healthcare and Human Rights at the Bleeding Edge – a conference organised jointly by the University of Brighton and Medact. The conference is now over, but a full programme of speakers and sessions is still available here. The conference addressed students and scholars of war and…
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Resources for Refugee & Migrant Healthcare
Doctors of the World – London Clinic Praxis, Pott Street, London E2 0EF. Tel: 020 8123 6614 Mobile: 07974 616 852 www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk Open every Mon, Wed and Fri 1-5pm. No appointment necessary. Doctors of the World runs a clinic and advocacy programme in east London that provides medical care, information and practical support to vulnerable people,…
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Medact’s position on changes in 2014 Immigration Act
Medact believes that healthcare should be freely accessible for all who need it on ethical, humanitarian, public health and economic grounds. However, the government’s current policy trajectory is set to further hinder migrant access to healthcare services a move that is likely to cost considerably more than is being made apparent. We see these proposals as…
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What the Government is proposing with the 2014 Immigration Act
Summary According to the government, new measures are needed to combat ‘health tourism’ (i.e. visitors who come to the UK with the express intention of seeking free NHS care) and to improve the sustainability and fairness of the health system. It justifies this with “research” commissioned by the government to accompany the Bill, which claims…
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Who has access to free NHS care currently?
Any non-EEA citizen who is not ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK is liable for charging in secondary care, with some notable exemptions relating to membership to specific groups and specific services. However, eligibility for free primary care is unaffected by these regulations, in fact, GPs have complete discretion to register whomever they wish. If there…