NHS preparing for disruption to supplies from no-deal Brexit

Head of England’s health service says it is working to secure medicine and equipment

Significant planning is going into preparing the NHS for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, including securing continuation of medical supplies, the head of the health service has said.

Concerns have been raised that if Britain leaves the EU without a deal disruption to imports of drugs and medical equipment could cause widespread hardship to patients. There are currently 37m packs of medicine coming from the EU into the UK every month, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.

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“There is now significant planning going on around all the scenarios," says @NHSEngland Boss Simon Stevens, including a no-deal scenario to ensure that medical supplies are not disrupted #marrpic.twitter.com/Io5yPctoX8