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Charlotte Gath: Voting to protect the NHS
Regular readers of The BMJ will be aware that in 2018 the BMA formally agreed at its annual representative meeting that Brexit poses a major threat to the NHS and […]
Martin McKee: Waiting for Brexit
As we wait to find out what will happen next, the damage is being done […]
Tamara Hervey and John Middleton: Health in future UK trade deals
Health must be “at the table” in any future trade deals the UK makes after Brexit, say Tamara Hervey and John Middleton […]
Ceinwen Giles: Brexit—Many patients who have the means to do so are stockpiling drugs
The fact that patients even have to consider this is a shameful indictment of the way in which those with long term health conditions are being ignored […]
Mark Dayan: Follow the signs to the nearest Brexit
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, there are some clear themes that the NHS needs to prepare for […]
Martin McKee: After “90 minutes of nothing” the EU has taken back control of Brexit
So what happens next? And what are the implications for the NHS? Martin McKee unpicks the latest developments on Brexit […]
Patients cannot force surgeons to undertake an operation that the surgeon knows will be harmful
This analogy applies to “the people” forcing MPs to pursue Brexit […]
Peter Bailey: Does the government still have valid consent for withdrawal from the EU?
The government asked the people’s opinion about membership of the EU in 2016 and the decision was to leave the European Union. In 2019 the question that surely must be […]
Deal or no deal? The Brexit process has descended into farce but will it become a tragedy?
The risk of a “no deal” Brexit is now extremely high and, if May’s plan goes wrong, it will be the NHS and its patients that bear the brunt of […]