by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 21, 2021 | Brexit, Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Following the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union a series of negotiations began, and although an agreement was finally reached on 30 December 2020 and entered into force on 1 May 2021, much remains to be settled. The outcome of the negotiations is unique in...
by George Thurley | Dec 17, 2020 | Brexit, Trade for health | Latest Developments
The European Union and the United Kingdom have still not agreed a trade deal to come into force at the end of the Brexit transition period, on 1st January 2021. As such, the possibility of a no deal cliff edge scenario looms ever greater, forcing Boris Johnson and...
by EPHA | Dec 20, 2019 | Brexit
On 31st January 2020, the UK will almost certainly leave the European Union. During the last four years since the 2016 EU Referendum, crucial implications of the UK’s departure have been identified in a number of areas of public health, such as health research, free...
by George Thurley | Sep 27, 2018 | Brexit, Trade for health | Strategic Documents
Trade, investment and public health An EPHA guide and risk assessment tool This document is intended for public health professionals, as an introduction to trade and investment policy and its relevance to public health. It also offers a tool for public health...
by EPHA | Mar 14, 2018 | Brexit, Trade for health | Latest Developments
Eleven organisations representing patients across the UK and Europe have today, 13 March, warned EU negotiators of the risk of drugs getting stuck at borders, regulatory systems for medicines splintering and potential breakthrough research collaborations being forced...
by EPHA | Jan 19, 2018 | Brexit, Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
This essay appeared first on Policies for healthy lives: a look beyond Brexit, by the Health Foundation With the public debate around Brexit focusing mainly on its economic and legal consequences, public health concerns are in danger of falling by the wayside. There...