Trump visit: Could US companies run NHS services after Brexit? Along with the pomp, protests and politics, President Trump's visit to the UK brought renewed debate about whether a post-Brexit trade deal between the two countries could involve opening up the NHS to US companies.
Mr Trump told a press conference: "When you're dealing with trade, everything's on the table - so the NHS or anything else".
He quickly rowed back, saying he did not consider the NHS to be part of trade - though not before MPs from across the political spectrum had come out to say the health service was "not for sale".
The question is what "for sale" would actually mean.
As health think tank the Nuffield Trust points out, "a trade deal would not have the power to stop the NHS being a free, universal service". BBC News
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