Black Country patients face long waits for autism diagnosis
THOUSANDS of patients are waiting months for an autism diagnosis in the Black Country, figures show.
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THOUSANDS of patients are waiting months for an autism diagnosis in the Black Country, figures show.
Ministers must do more to anticipate shortages of medicines in the UK, which have become shockingly severe and have become a “new normal” since Brexit, say health analysts. The health think tank the Nuffield Trust said that global supply problems had worsened shortages of lifesaving drugs such as antibiotics and epilepsy treatments and warned that the UK risked being “left in the cold” in tackling the problems outside the European Union.1 In its report, The Future for Health After Brexit , published on 18 April, the Nuffield Trust also said that the UK had since Brexit “intensified i...
Drug shortages in the UK have more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, a recent study by the Nuffield Trust reveals. Brexit is cited as a significant factor…
Discover the impact of Brexit on UK drug shortages. Insights from a recent Nuffield Trust study reveal a doubling in shortages since 2020. Learn about challenges in medicine supplies, regulatory hurdles, and global disruptions.
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