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March people in central London to mark the 70th anniversary of the formation of the National Health Service (NHS), Saturday, June 30, 2018. Various unions and interested groups gathered Saturday to celebrate the formation of the NHS and call to better funding for the UK health service. (John Stillwell / AP by AP) (Associated Press)
LONDON – The British National Health Service makes plans to ensure that medical supplies will be available if UK leaves the European Union without a trade agreement, NHS chief Simon Stevens said on Sunday that "significant planning" was under way to ensure that the NHS could cope with a Brexit without interruption of services. He told the BBC that a departure without a block agreement is not a "desirable situation" but that detailed planning could mitigate the blow.
He stated that the British health agency and other government departments were providing drugs and medical equipment. can still be consulted in various Brexit scenarios.
Great Britain must leave the EU next March. Progress in divorce negotiations with EU countries has been slow and there are concerns that Britain could leave without agreement in place.
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