What do the ‘no deal’ notices tell us about Brexit and health?

The clock ticked towards Brexit Day and time to devise an agreement dwindled. The odds on reaching one were said to be at 50:50. This meant increased incentives for both the UK and the EU to set out exactly what the implications of the UK leaving the EU without a legally binding Withdrawal Agreement (‘no deal Brexit’) would be. The EU began doing this in January 2018, through a series of Brexit preparedness notices. The UK issued its equivalents in August 2018.

In this article the authors focus on the UK notices, with reference to their EU counterparts, considering their implications for the health sector.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: 13th Report (2017-19)HL107: Brexit: reciprocal healthcare http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-reciprocal-healthcare/

ESO In Focus, January 2018- : A ‘Brexit dividend’ to spend on the NHS? http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-brexit-dividend-to-spend-on-the-nhs/

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