EU, America and China will all get new medicines ahead of Britain after Brexit, drug company boss warns
14/02/2019
David Meek, the CEO of Ipsen, warns Britain leaving the European Union has seen the country fall down the list of priorities.
With fears over manufacturing costs and future investment, here’s what firms are doing.
Drugs and other medical supplies to be shipped over on seven new ferry routes.
How a post-Brexit trade deal with the US could make life-saving drugs unaffordable for the NHS
10/03/2019
The UK is going to be at a distinct disadvantage in this negotiation – desperate for a deal the US could happily live without.
Scotland's public health minister, Joe Fitzpatrick, also described the lack of guarantees over medical supplies in the event of a no-deal as "completely unacceptable".
Shionogi planning HQ move from UK
11/03/2019
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi will transfer its European headquarters from the UK to the Netherlands as a consequence of the Brexit, according to the Financial Times.
SNP MEP Alan Smyth and party MSP Bob Doris have urged the EU to allow Scotland to remain within a Europe-wide network of medical expertise on rare diseases after being told it will be expelled.
EU Doctors Quit Britain as Brexit Looms
03/12/2018
An exodus of medical specialists is putting new strains on the U.K.’s National Health Service. / Pioneering transplant surgeon Paolo Muiesan is returning to Italy after about 1,000 operations and 26 years in the U.K. The reason, he says, is Brexit.
The sector fears shortages: of medicine, of staff, and of answers.
Three NHS trust chief executives tell Sky News the government's no-deal Brexit planning is like "navigating through treacle".
Flu vaccine 'could be airlifted into the UK' in event of no-deal, warns French drugs firm
26/03/2019
Flu vaccine could be airlifted into the UK after Brexit if routes such as the Channel Tunnel and ferries are disrupted, the boss of a leading drugs company has said.
10,000 riot police ready to tackle disorder over potential protests, and food and medicine shortages
04/04/2019
Police chief appeals to politicians and activists to ‘think about the consequences’ of their rhetoric in ‘febrile’ atmosphere. / More than 10,000 riot police officers are being readied to tackle disorder on the streets of Britain sparked by Brexit.
The odds of crashing out of the EU with No-Deal are rising - and here's why that's a bit of a worry.
Concession-priced medicine list is longest it has been since system was introduced.
March figures show 93 medications on ‘concessions list’ subsidised by government, the highest number since scheme was launched in 2014. / Medicines vital for managing epilepsy, cancer and life-threatening asthma attacks are among a record number of products which are currently facing shortages made worse by Brexit uncertainty.
DONALD Trump is threatening to use post-Brexit trade talks to lower the price of prescription drugs for US patients by forcing the NHS to pay more, in a move which could cost the UK billions.
UK 'has to resist' opening up NHS to US in post-Brexit trade deal, warns former Tory health secretary
05/06/2019
'What they will actually target is the process by which we control pharmaceutical pricing. That is where they will be pushing - we have to resist them'
Leaked cabinet note admits UK not ready for no-deal exit on October 31, blowing hole in Boris Johnson leadership pledge
12/06/2019
It will take “six to eight months” to build up supplies of medicines for a no-deal Brexit, a leaked cabinet note says – undermining Boris Johnson’s threat to crash out of the EU on 31 October.
Pensioner battling aggressive cancer tells of his fears about living in France after Brexit
06/05/2019
A British pensioner battling an aggressive form of cancer has told of his fears for the future over health coverage for Britons in France.
Shortages could occur within weeks of no-deal Brexit, pharmaceutical industry says. / Crashing out of the EU on 31 October would have serious implications for hospitals, patients and pharmacies, with shortages of some medicines within weeks, MPs have been told by the pharmaceutical industry.
Tory leadership paralysis risks shortages of essential drugs in a no-deal Brexit, warn medical firms
22/06/2019
‘No guidance’ has been issued since Chris Grayling’s notorious ferry contracts were axed – despite risk UK will crash out of EU in October. / Medical firms fear the political paralysis created by the Tory leadership race will leave the NHS short of essential drugs after a no-deal Brexit, because no proper planning is taking place.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul tells i a no deal Brexit would be disastrous, leading to potentially thousands of EU doctors leaving the service.
Ministers accused of ‘disgraceful’ failure to assess potential risks, including shortage of medical supplies and health workers.
Government announces plans to bring medicine from Europe in case of no-deal after Grayling's ferry fiasco
26/06/2019
The Government has announced new plans to secure freight capacity to bring medicines and medical equipment from continental Europe in the case of a no-deal Brexit in October.
UK plans £3m no-deal medicine transport
07/07/2019
But experts have warned that the deadline of 1 September set for the deal is a "tight" timeframe.