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Ministers still have a “significant amount” of work to do to ensure the continued supply of vital medicines to the NHS in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.
Police fear the fallout from a "no-deal" Brexit could lead to "wide-scale disruption and dangers for the general public" and have warned they may not have the resources to cope.
The sector fears shortages: of medicine, of staff, and of answers.
Ford has been stockpiling vehicles in the UK and moving engines in to Europe in advance of a hard Brexit.
"I've got around £6,000 of milk going out of date. If I can't give it to anyone, it will be dumped," wholesaler Philip de Ternant says.
Stockpiling of popular prescriptions has already started.
100 Days Until Brexit, And GPs Like Me Have Started Stockpiling Medicines – How Has It Come To This?
19/12/2018
The Health Secretary, announced he has become the world’s leading buyer of fridges, so he can stockpile medicines in the event of no deal – no one wrote that on the side of a bus.
Will there be food shortages after Brexit?
08/12/2020
Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers
Supermarket believes October deadline is ‘not far off the worst day possible’ for retailers. / Supplies of toys and electronics for Christmas could be hit by a no-deal Brexit, the boss of Sainsbury’s has warned as he revealed another set of disappointing sales figures.
Tesco faces Brexit deadline headache
03/07/2019
Planning for the new Brexit deadline is "more difficult" because the supply network will be full of Christmas stock, Tesco's boss has warned.
Currency exchanges from sterling to euros surge for three months in a row.
Two weeks into Brexit, problems are mounting and recriminations are flying in all directions. The reality of Brexit is proving every bit as toxic as the four-and-a-half-year slog that got us to this point.
Concerns over staff and animal medication availability, and customs delays post-Brexit are plaguing the vet sector, according to a report.
Companies should ensure six weeks’ worth of drugs for end of transition period, DHSC says.
Pizza chain forks out £7m on imported foods such as Portuguese tomato sauce.
The Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis has said it is stockpiling drugs in the UK before a possible no-deal Brexit, which it warned would be “hugely impactful” for patients.
British manufacturers are being forced to build up financial buffers in preparation for a no-deal Brexit as the cost of stockpiling goods and materials puts companies under strain.
Ministers will not know whether there are enough medicines, medical supplies or freight capacity to support the NHS if the UK leaves the EU without a deal next month, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.
Confusion over ability to sell to Northern Ireland after 31 December hits farmers hard.
A cold storage firm says it has run out of room because the food industry is stockpiling in the run-up to Brexit.
The threat of a “disastrous” no-deal Brexit is forcing businesses to stockpile frozen food for the elderly, robot parts and even horsehair in a move that could lead to higher prices and “significant shortages” for consumers, experts have warned.
Food industry warns Gove on Brexit 'crisis'
11/02/2019
The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the "catastrophic impact" of a no-deal Brexit.
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.