Healthcare leaders voice concerns about impact of Brexit

Ongoing uncertainty surrounding the UK's exit from the European Union could be jeopardising healthcare and medical research, according to industry leaders.

A hearing of the Commons Health Select Committee heard from a number of experts on the impact the prospect of Brexit is having on EU staff, as well as the success of NHS recruitment and retention efforts.

NHS Employers chief executive Daniel Mortimer explained that a lack of clarity over the future immigration status of EU nationals in the UK was impacting hospitals and staff, with some workers already seeing a change in the way they are treated by certain members of the public.

He said: "A number of hospitals are reporting that the need for certainty and the lack of certainty at the moment is making them [EU staff] question whether they stay in the longer term."

Meanwhile, David Lomas of the Association of UK University Hospitals said the Brexit vote is undermining the success of British research grant applications to the EU.

Care England chief executive Martin Green added that leaving the EU could have a negative impact on social care, due to the fact that many parts of the country are reliant on EU staff.

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