Thursday 18 October 2018

NHS cannot be 'confident' about medicine supplies after a no-deal Brexit, senior official admits

NHS cannot be 'confident' about medicine supplies after a no-deal Brexit, senior official admits England’s most senior health official says he cannot be “confident” that essential medicines will still be available after a no-deal Brexit – describing the task as “extremely difficult”.

Maintaining supplies would be “very complex” if the UK crashes out of the EU, Sir Chris Wormald told MPs, adding: “I never use words like confident.”

Sir Chris, the department of health's permanent secretary, warned there were also major concerns about staff shortages and the treatment of British travellers to the EU after Brexit. The Independent

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