What will the final Brexit decision mean for the healthcare sector? | Alice Williams

With crossroads lying ahead for Britain’s departure from the European Union, the impact that either an agreed deal or a no-deal could have on the healthcare sector is a pertinent one. Alice Williams of the Immigration Advice Service continues that for the NHS, already gripped by a staffing crisis unrelated to exterior Brexit factors, further negative influences could lead to an unmitigated disaster for Britain. Staffing levels, access to fundamental research, the cutting of funding for rare diseases and even a nation-wide shortage of crucial medicines are all real threats.