Wednesday 28 November 2018

NHS no deal Brexit plans will be activated 'before Christmas' if MPs vote down May's deal, health secretary says

NHS no deal Brexit plans will be activated 'before Christmas' if MPs vote down May's deal, health secretary says Contingency plans to ensure the supply of medicines and other health services will be triggered before Christmas if Theresa May’s Brexit deal fails to get MP’s backing next month, the head of NHS England has admitted.

Simon Stevens, told the Commons Health Committee that plans for a no dealBrexit, some costing “tens of millions of pounds", would need activating within weeks if the transition plan is voted down on 11 December.

Contracts to take on additional warehouses and refrigerator capacity for drug stockpiles and other biological materials would be included in these expenses. The Independent

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