Brexit means Gloucestershire health bosses are having to hire overseas staff from further afield
06/12/2023
GLOUCESTERSHIRE health bosses have had to recruit medical staff from further afield due to the UK’s departure from the EU as they admit staff should be paid more.
Brexit is having as much or more of an impact on the mental health of small business owners in Suffolk than the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been warned.
STAFF shortages in the health and care sector are pushing the NHS to breaking point – and they are in part the result of a “reckless” and “cynical” decision by the UK Government to push through a hard Brexit in the midst of a pandemic.
About 40 severely epileptic children are affected because supply of medical cannabis is terminated
Brexit threatens children’s health with concerns over recruiting specialist doctors, report warns
23/01/2019
Brexit poses a real risk to the health of children in the UK, with concerns over recruiting specialist doctors and access to research funding, according to a new report.
Britain faces expulsion from a medical network that helps to identify and treat conditions that affect tens of thousands.
The coronavirus should remind us of just why international cooperation is so important in reducing the threat of infectious disease.
Three years ago, on 31 January 2020, the British flags that had flown outside European Union buildings for over 40 years were lowered. The then prime minister Boris Johnson had “got Brexit done.” Except he hadn’t.
Brexit will increase deaths from heart disease by making fruit and veg more expensive, study warns
28/01/2019
Crashing out without a deal could contribute to an additional 12,400 cardiovascular deaths between 2021 and 2030, according to the research published in the journal BMJ Open on Monday.
The paper, commissioned by the Scottish Government, identified 137 potential impacts.
Britain imports radioactive isotopes to detect and cure cancer. Border chaos at Dover would make them useless in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Six years after the UK voted to leave the EU, and two years since we officially left the trading bloc, Brexit has reared its head yet again this week.
Brexit could have major implications for health and social care in England. Here we look at some of the latest developments that could have an impact.
Brexiteers who claimed the NHS would receive an extra £350m after Brexit have been condemned for voting down an amendment demanding an analysis of the impact of exiting the EU on the health service.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has few friends in the Breton village of Gouarec, where over a quarter of its population is British. Many are anxious about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, which leaves their access to healthcare and pension entitlement in question.
British Tourists Could Be Left Without Medical Cover In EU Countries After No-Deal Brexit
09/02/2019
Ministers admitted they have no agreements in place if the UK crashes out of the bloc.
Many holidaymakers – and some European hospitals – don’t understand the rules on these vital health insurance cards. / New Which? research found 89% of people didn’t know that the Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) covers fewer countries than the old, pre-Brexit European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
Campaigners are concerned UK nationals may need insurance to remain in some countries
Commenting on reports that the Prime Minister has indicated that post-Brexit checks on food imports from the EU to Great Britain are to be delayed for a fourth time, the British Veterinary Association has reiterated a stark warning over disease threats.
Call to replace EU health scheme for Northern Ireland waiting list patients following its Brexit axe
31/03/2021
AN EU health scheme used as a last resort by patients on waiting lists in Northern Ireland has ended due to Brexit - leading to calls for a similar initiative to be set up.
The health and safety industry has warned the government that it might not be a good idea to throw out every European-related law.
Contaminated food ‘will be a problem if EU rules are ditched’, Food Standards Agency says
01/11/2022
People are at risk of eating contaminated food if Rishi Sunak presses ahead with a deadline for scrapping EU regulations, the safety watchdog has warned.