On Tuesday 9 June, alongside 19,000 legal professionals, the Medical Justice team will be walking 10km across London to raise funds to support our work. 

We support clients to access competent lawyers, harnessing the strength of the medical evidence we generate. Clinical evidence, casework and medico-legal reports are at the heart of what we do. We are the only charity in the UK that sends independent volunteer clinicians to visit people held in Immigration Removal Centres, document the physical and psychological scars of torture and trafficking, and assess serious medical conditions. The evidence produced also forms the basis of our research into systemic failures in healthcare provision, the harm caused by these shortcomings, and our advocacy on the dangerous impact of immigration detention on the health of our clients.  

We are hoping to raise as much as possible to continue our vital work. These funds are needed now more than ever, as we are operating in a particularly challenging funding environment. At the same time, the cost of delivering our services is rising and increasingly hostile policies affecting our clients continue to be announced. 

Your support could make a real difference: 

£10 could fund a phone line for a month, helping our casework team maintain vital contact with people in detention 

£80 could cover the cost of training to a new volunteer clinician  

£100 could cover the travel costs for a volunteer clinician to visit someone in detention and carry out a medical assessment   

£120 could cover the cost of an interpreter during a medical assessment  

You can sponsor us here  

 Other ways to support the team:  

  • Raise funds through your firm!

 If you work with a legal firm taking part in the London Legal Walk, please ask whether your firm would consider allocating a percentage of what you raise to Medical Justice. For more information please contact Ariel at info@medicaljustice.org.uk  

  • Share our fundraising page

 If you are not in position to sponsor the team, please consider sharing our London Legal Walk fundraising page with your contacts, friends and family.