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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

UK-US drug deal could result in 220,000 avoidable deaths in England, analysis finds

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump agree teams (Image: PA)

THERE could be more than 200,000 avoidable deaths in England with billions diverted from essential services to pay for new medicines to complete the terms of the UK-US trade deal, new analysis has found.

The NHS in England will have to divert £45 billion from essential services to help pay for new medicines under the terms of the deal agreed between the UK Government and Donald Trump’s US administration last December.

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