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Mary Dallat: Retaining the UK’s close bilateral working relationship with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
As the UK plans for a post-Brexit state, careful consideration of current health security provisions is needed to protect and enhance the public’s health across the UK and EU. Infectious […]
Martin McKee: They promised us £350 million a week for the NHS—the reality will be very different
There is one thing about which almost all British politicians now agree—the NHS needs more money. And we know where it will come from. We have read it on the […]
Neena Modi: Supporting child health research is in everyone’s best interests
Progress in child health depends on research—an important message to remember as we face the imminent departure of the UK from the EU […]
Naren Patel and John Middleton: Brexit must “do no harm” to the public’s health
The government needs to secure in statute its commitment to the public’s continuing health […]
Martin McKee: What would a “no deal” Brexit mean—and what does it tell us about those who advocate for it?
It is difficult to envisage a worse outcome for the United Kingdom than “no deal” Brexit—it would have serious implications for health […]
Martin McKee: The Brexit agreement—a work in progress, but much is still uncertain
Although it was touch and go up to the very end, the negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom government have agreed that “sufficient progress” has been made […]
Martin McKee: The devil is in the detail—why retaining the European Health Insurance Card may be an impossible dream
The European Health Insurance Card symbolises the many benefits that the European Union brings to its citizens. It allows tourists to obtain healthcare when they are visiting another member state […]
Chris Simms: Brexit and the vengeance of unintended consequences
Decades before the advent of complexity science, H L Mencken wrote that “For every complex problem there is a solution which is clear, simple, and wrong.” These solutions typically complicate […]
Martin McKee: Theresa May’s proposals on EU citizens’ rights are neither fair nor serious
Anyone concerned with the long term future of the NHS should be very worried […]