NHS trust exploring possibility of workers staying overnight if no deal leads to chaos on roads.

Department of Health writes to trusts advising of contingency plans for short supply of imported ingredients.

Emergency plans to fly in medical supplies have been laid to ensure hospitals remain stocked amid six months of expected chaos at Britain’s channel ports after a no-deal Brexit. Critical supplies could also be diverted away from channel routes and some drugs may even be rationed to ensure stocks do not run out.