PATIENTS NOT PASSPORTS

HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?

A Community To Join

Currently there are campaign groups in Birmingham, Oxford, Liverpool, Bristol, Brighton, Swansea, Sheffield, Hastings, Glasgow, London & Manchester

You can also join:
medact.org/membership/gro…
2/ ...get in touch & we can connect you with existing groups or support you to start your own. If you're interested in uncovering how NHS charging works, evidencing the impacts, or understanding how these policies affect people, then you can also join the Medact Research Network
3/ Training, action planning, & support with events.

If you want to find out what other campaigns have been doing, develop your own campaign strategy, or simply need to know more about charging policy then we can set up some training to help you.
4/ What do we need?

There are lots of ways for everyone to get involved with the Patients Not Passports campaign - you don’t have to work in the NHS to join!

Join the Medact Research Network here⬇️.

medact.org/membership/gro…
5/ If you have any particular skills or ideas to help the campaign, or just want to find out how you can get involved, don't hesitate to get in touch!
6/ We are particularly looking for people with design & social media skills, people who are keen to build connections with other organisations in their area, & people that are keen to take on running events & trainings...
7/ Whatever you are interested in doing, there's a way for you to get involved! Drop us a line.

Don’t forget to use the Patients Not Passports toolkit if you’re advocating for people facing charging or getting started with your own campaign. PatientsNotPassports.co.uk
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PATIENTS NOT PASSPORTS

1/ We’re here to help you take action on the things you care about.

James, our Access to Healthcare Campaigner, is dedicated to building a movement against charging in the NHS and...
2/ & can offer a range of support to get you started & help make your work more effective

We’re always happy to make time for a chat, whether you’re not sure what to do to get your campaign started, you’ve some detailed questions about how charging works, or anything in between
3/ ..Just get in contact and let us know a time that's good for you.

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