On Tuesday 24 January, Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health gave evidence to the Health Committee of the House of Commons about how he plans to handle Brexit for […]
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Delan Devakumar et al: Politicians need to first do no harm
It’s been a monumental year. The UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the Chilcot report on the Iraq war prompt us to wonder why these self-inflicted problems ever […]
Martin McKee: The High Court ruling on Brexit—what have we learned?
The ruling by three of the most senior judges in England and Wales that Theresa May must seek the approval of Parliament before triggering Article 50, signifying the United Kingdom’s […]
Martin McKee: Brexit—the confusion continues
It is now over two months since the British electorate voted narrowly to leave the European Union. The UK has a new prime minister and cabinet, including two new government […]
Peter Roderick: Brexit, a public health nightmare
Since the Brexit referendum result, much attention has been paid to when and how the UK government will notify the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European […]
Peter Thomson: Would revoking the European Working Time Directive improve surgical training?
The President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England suggested recently that leaving the EU will allow surgeons to undergo thousands of hours of extra training. Following the Brexit […]
Farewell to DECC: What does its closure mean for the UK’s commitment to tackling climate change?
In among all the recent political developments, it may have been easy to miss that the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) became the latest fatality of the Cabinet […]
Clare Marx: Making the best of Brexit for the NHS
Change, challenges, setbacks, and advances are the hallmarks of modern medical careers. We can either let “Brexit” type moments consume us, whispering from the sidelines, or show the leadership necessary […]
Martin McKee: What will happen to EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit?
One of the few things that almost everyone, whichever side of the Brexit argument they are on, can agree on is that the NHS would face severe problems if the […]
Mark Porter: The NHS and a £350m lie
It was a lie. A big lie strewn down the side of a battlebus. A lie, knowingly and cynically peddled, of which there was nothing left but a bad smell […]