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NHS must make urgent plans for no-deal Brexit, MPs hear

BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2915 (Published 03 July 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k2915
  1. Jacqui Wise
  1. London

Expert witnesses have told MPs that the recently announced 3.4% a year funding boost for the NHS, though welcome, was still not enough. They also remained sceptical about whether it could be funded from a “Brexit dividend” and called on the NHS to make urgent plans in case of a no-deal Brexit.

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee questioned witnesses on the implications of the five year funding plan, which would mean the NHS receiving an additional £20.5bn a year.12

Chris Ham, chief executive of the health think tank the King’s Fund, gave a qualified welcomed to the announcement. But he said that it fell short of the 4% extra a year that the King’s Fund and fellow think …

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