27 September 2019

Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors and NAO EU exit hub

Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors
NAO 27 September 2019
  • The NAO has reviewed the Department for Health & Social Care’s (DHSC’s) preparations to make sure the UK has a steady flow of supplies for the health and social care sector when it leaves the EU. Of the Government’s own “reasonable worst case” assumption is that the flow of goods across the Channel could be reduced to 40-60 per cent of current levels on day one. 12,300 medicines used in the UK, DHSC estimates that around 7,000 come from or via the EU.
  • The NAO EU exit hub draws together work on departments’ performance on EU exit to date. https://www.nao.org.uk/exiting-the-eu/