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NHS Against Brexit is the grassroots campaign fighting to protect UK health and social care from the negative effect Brexit would have on the country. We believe that the jobs of NHS staff from EU countries can't be threatened, that free movement and tariff-free borders are vital to get the medicines we need into the country, and that there is no Brexit dividend.
Around 40% of the returning expats would be pensioners, placing fresh strains on the NHS and already-stretched social care services.
Nicola Sturgeon is to speak out against the end of freedom of movement - warning it will damage the workforce, our universities and health and social care.
Most forms of Brexit will worsen the country’s finances and reduce space for new initiatives to address child poverty, social care and left-behind communities that some argue drove the Brexit vote, a report has found.
Vaccines and blood products could be stockpiled ahead of a possible ‘no-deal’ Brexit, the health and social care secretary has confirmed.
Scores of local councils have said a no-deal Brexit could result in food, medicine and fuel shortages in their constituencies – with many stating that crashing out without an agreement could lead to civil unrest and damage to social care.
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.
A review of evidence about opportunities, challenges and risks to the North East economy and its key sectors with recommendations for action.
Health and care experts unite in criticism of governent’s new immigration policy which could push social care ‘over the edge’.
Britain did not take part in €1.5bn order for kit to protect against Covid-19 despite shortages in NHS.
The all-consuming Brexit and coronavirus crises threaten a double whammy for the UK's Cinderella service.
Demands for prime minister to reveal if dangers listed in ‘no-deal readiness report’ last autumn are still real – and whether they have grown because of pandemic.
Everyone is fishing in the same pond. Stocks built up in readiness for Brexit are having to be replenished. If another pandemic strikes, we’ll hardly be in the best position to get through it.
Points-based system will have 'potentially disastrous consequences' in high-vacancy sector and government suggestion that gaps be filled by UK workers earning higher wages rubbished.
Medical supplies crucial to fight a second wave of coronavirus face being disrupted by a no-deal Brexit, a leading health think tank has warned.
The UK is facing a skills crisis as it heads towards the end of the Brexit transition period with care homes, nursing and construction sectors expecting shortages.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
Ask your MP to read the report and back our calls to #LiftTheDeadline.
A leaked letter has revealed concerns about the "significant impact" of Brexit on vulnerable children requiring cross-border care by Northern Ireland social workers.
Care manager Joao Lamberio is in a race against time to apply for post-Brexit settled status.
Under the UK’s new immigration rules the elderly look set to be the biggest victims of Brexit.
Kevin Foster made the remarks a week before the deadline for the EU settlement scheme.
Five years on from the Brexit vote, Mark Dayan looks back at the main claims that were made about the NHS before the referendum took place. Which have been proven right and which have proven to be unfounded?
The plans have also been delayed by three months, while costs have risen by almost £1m as a result of problems created by the pandemic and Britain's exit from the European Union.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.