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A no-deal Brexit could threaten safe and effective patient care, a major Scottish health board has warned.
The team at Brompton Bicycle Ltd. thought they were prepared for Brexit.
‘Everyone is panicking,’ says Freight UK manager – despite Michael Gove’s attempts to reassure logistics industry.
Brexit Delays Spark Rush for Warehouse Space
11/11/2020
Bonded customs warehouses are in demand to manage duties / U.K. firms exporting food to Ireland snap up Dublin storage
A UK book publisher says congestion at Felixstowe Port has left it with no books to sell in the lead up to Christmas.
Providers may need to consider buying in frozen food, guidance says.
Confusion over ability to sell to Northern Ireland after 31 December hits farmers hard.
Peers warn of 'serious concerns' about supply of prescription medicines to Northern Ireland
28/10/2020
Peers have told ministers they have "serious concerns" about the supply of prescription drugs to Northern Ireland after the Brexit transition period ends in just two months.
Trade will be ‘day-to day struggle’ after Brexit is completed, MPs told in grim industry forecast
30/09/2020
Inquiry hears of massive extra costs, a mountain of red tape, shrinking investment and chemicals ‘disappearing’ from UK market.
IN news which will surprise absolutely nobody, the Brexit talks are going terribly and pharmaceutical companies have been told to stockpile six week’s worth of drugs in case of disruption at the end of the transition period.
The U.K. government urged pharmaceutical companies to stockpile a six-week supply of medicines before the country finally leaves the European Union’s customs regime at the end of the year, in an effort to avoid shortages of drugs.
The British government has urged medicine suppliers to prepare for the country’s exit from the EU single market and customs union on Dec. 31 by building up six weeks’ worth of stocks in case of disruption to imports.
The UK has been warned by the pharmaceutical industry that some stockpiles of medical supplies have been "used up entirely" by the virus.
Government urges post-Brexit drug stockpiles
03/08/2020
The government has urged pharmaceutical firms to have six weeks' worth of drugs stockpiled, in readiness for the end of the Brexit transition period.
Companies should ensure six weeks’ worth of drugs for end of transition period, DHSC says.
Iain Duncan Smith says the financial liabilities signed up to by Boris Johnson in the withdrawal agreement were too great.
Government says medicines must be stockpiled for no-deal Brexit on top of Covid-19 pressures
04/08/2020
But pharmaceutical industry has warned that sufficient buffer stocks may not be possible by December.
Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year — the failure of trade talks with the European Union.
The UK has been warned by the pharmaceutical industry that some stockpiles of medical supplies have been "used up entirely" by the virus.
With the NHS under such exceptional pressure during the coronavirus crisis, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the UK’s Brexit transition period ends on December 31. Mark Dayan takes a closer look at how these two challenges for the health service might collide, and says there is a case to err on the side of caution.
Businesses are stockpiling goods or looking elsewhere amid the threat of a no-deal Brexit.
Vinyl and CDs are manufactured on mainland Europe leaving the UK supply chain vulnerable to a no-deal Brexit.
Huge warehouse in secret location holds £5m-worth of medical products and food.