THE impact of Brexit has added to the staffing crisis in the NHS, according to the findings of a new report.
Analysis by the Nuffield Foundation showed that the number of consultants, dentists and nurses recruited into the NHS from the EU has dropped dramatically since the UK left the trading bloc.
It found that this drop has contributed to the staffing crisis across the health and social care service and suggested that a weaker pound and disruptions to trade – both of which they link to Brexit – have meant that medicine shortages are becoming more frequent.
