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- Head of NHS England says "extensive" planning is underway to avoid medicine and doctor shortages under no deal Brexit.
- Plans drawn up by Whitehall officials suggested parts of the UK could begin to suffer medicine shortages within two weeks if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal.
- There have also been warnings that a no deal Brexit would disrupt the supply of medical isotopes which are essential for various forms of cancer treatment.
- The government insists a no deal Brexit can be avoided.
LONDON — "Extensive" planning is underway to avoid shortages of medicine and doctors under a no-deal Brexit, the head of the NHS has said.
Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, said "significant planning" was happening to ensure that patients would continue being able to access drugs if they were delayed by border checks.
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