Brexit campaigners gave the impression during the EU referendum that leaving the bloc would be plain sailing for the UK. They claimed leaving would trigger a cash bonanza for the NHS and be great for businesses.
The reality is Brexit has been a catastrophe for the whole of the UK. It has led to staff shortages for public services, put up obstacles to moving goods to Europe and hit tourism. Brexit has also had a disastrous impact on Northern Ireland by destabilising the Good Friday Agreement.
Our story today reveals that Brexit is also stopping Scots patients from accessing vital drugs. The drug Lecanemab has been hailed as a new wonder pill which can slow down Alzheimer’s. But because of Brexit, doctors have warned patients that it could take several years for it to be approved for use in the UK.
