To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to conduct an analysis of the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU on the NHS.
Answered on
26 April 2017
The Department is working on ensuring the best outcome for the health and social care system. All policy teams within the Department are involved with this work and assessing the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on their area. This includes working with NHS England and other arm’s length bodies.
My Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has instructed all departments to identify potential opportunities that will arise in their areas from EU Exit. The Government is united in its ambition to deliver a successful withdrawal from the EU and a new relationship with Europe, and departments will work together to deliver this.