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NHS hit by ‘severe drug shortages’ due to Brexit red tape (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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While the story says there is a European wide shortage of drugs due to manufacturing problems, war in Ukraine etc, the extra red tape now enforced for customs imports means it's become harder for the NHS to get the supplies of drugs it needs.

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[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But the extra work of filling forms and providing data evidence to support those forms is something that has to come from somewhere

Yep. But forms can be automated and policy can be written to make the UK more attractive for pharma

While at the same time we gain no ability to buy from out of EU nations that we did not have before brexit

Other than things like Project Orbis?

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-project-orbis

[–] C4d@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Project Orbis is about approval (and it seems like a good idea). It isn’t about supply or cost.