Regardless of what happens with Brexit negotiations, there are now three fundamental threats to the NHS and health policy in the UK, says Martin McKee […]
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Emma Cave: Brexit and the regulation of clinical trials
As the UK negotiates its exit from the EU, Emma Cave considers the implications for the implementation of the new Clinical Trials Regulation, likely to come into operation in 2018. The […]
Martin McKee: Article 50 has been triggered. Now what?
The sound of ideology slamming into a wall of reality is already echoing throughout Whitehall, says Martin McKee, as he unpicks some of the consequences of Brexit. […]
John Ashton: Brexit, Trump, and public health
This speech was delivered as a TED Talk for University of Liverpool. Finsbury Square, London. 29th March 2017. This has not been an easy time for me. My 13 year […]
Carl Heneghan: Is Michael Gove right—should the clinical trials directive be scrapped?
Regulations that “hold any business here back” should be scrapped, said Michael Gove, a key figure in the Brexit campaign. Gove’s belief is that pharmaceuticals are important to Britain’s success: less […]
Maria Muelmenstaedt: I believe in the NHS, but my future is uncertain
Maria Muelmenstaedt, an EU national, explains why she is dedicated to the NHS despite the uncertainty that Brexit has cast on her future. […]
Bernard Merkel: Article 50 and the potential effects of Brexit on health
As Article 50 is triggered, Bernard Merkel discusses the potential impact that Brexit could have on health […]
Ingeborg Welters: Brexit is making EU doctors question their future in the NHS
Ingeborg Welters discusses why many EU doctors are considering leaving the NHS as a result of Brexit […]
Martin McKee: A plan for Brexit? Some hope
Any lingering hope that the government had some master plan for exiting the EU was dispelled this week, says Martin McKee. […]
Martin McKee: The Brexit White Paper—making Britain great again?
The long awaited Brexit White Paper has finally appeared. Yet Martin McKee finds it fails to shed any light on how Brexit’s consequences for health (or much else) will be […]