A new report from Medact and the University of Warwick reveals the extent of new non-traditional methods of surveillance and counter-terror policing in health, education and social care. The Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service (CT CCS) raises serious ethical questions for potentially vulnerable members of society, their rights and agency – fundamental components of human security. Report author Charlotte Heath-Kelly outlines how the CT CCS came about, how it works and the ethical issues it raises.
Preventing Violence: Lessons from Health and Social Care
Connections between violence and health have been revealed in a number of ways, not least through the World Health Organisation’s recognition of violence as a public health problem. Anna Gillions asks what we can learn from reviewing approaches to violence from the health and social care sector.