17 October 2017 - A ‘no-deal’ Brexit that ends healthcare arrangements between the UK and the EU could end up costing the NHS as much as £500 million a year, warns a new paper published by the Brexit Healthcare Alliance, on the back of an analysis by the Nuffield Trust.

Travel insurance for trips to Europe may become unaffordable for British people with existing health problems, while the health service could face additional pressure if British citizens living abroad were no longer able to access reciprocal healthcare, it says.

The Alliance, which includes patient groups, charities, NHS bodies and medical research organisations, has kicked off a campaign that calls on Brexit negotiators on both sides to take steps to avoid this ‘worst case scenario’.

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