Cardiff hospitals consider restricting all but vital surgery in no-deal Brexit [View all]
The health board is coming up with 'worse case scenarios' for leaving the EU without a deal
ByMatt Discombe
19:56, 4 JUN 2019
NEWS
WalesOnline
Hospitals in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are considering the possibility of having to restrict all but the most vital surgery in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) is considering the most significant risks to the healthcare it provides if Britain leaves the European Union without a withdrawal deal on October 31.
...The report said the health board employs a "significant number of staff who come from European countries" and there would be "significant service impacts if all European staff, or those with a European partner, left the UK.”
The health board is also considering the possibility of delays to the supplies of medicines, which often have a short shelf life, and vaccines. A delay to medicines supplies have the potential to "cause significant harm", according to the report.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/cardiff-hospitals-consider-restricting-vital-16379472
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