EXPERTS have warned of “severe delays” in drug supplies caused by Brexit red tape which will leave patients at a “very worrying” risk.
Leading UK health experts have also highlighted recent problems obtaining antidepressants and medication for high blood pressure.Professor Martin McKee, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the health of patients is being put at risk because of “very worrying” recurring shortages.
Healthcare think tank the Nuffield Trust, which contributed to the report, said there was “significant evidence” to indicate that Brexit is having a negative effect on medicine supply as well as staff shortages. “The UK is not in the supply chain quite like it used to be. Some firms that might have had distribution hubs in the UK now have them in EU countries, like the or Germany.”
“For a supplier, it’s one set of paperwork for the whole of the EU, and a different set for Great Britain,” she said.
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