Martin McKee: The Brexit agreement—a work in progress, but much is still uncertain

Although it was touch and go up to the very end, the negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom government have agreed that “sufficient progress” has been made in their talks on Brexit. The report is a mere 15 pages long and should be read by anyone with an interest in this issue, […]

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Martin McKee: The devil is in the detail—why retaining the European Health Insurance Card may be an impossible dream

The European Health Insurance Card symbolises the many benefits that the European Union brings to its citizens. It allows tourists to obtain healthcare when they are visiting another member state just as if they lived there permanently. And it is only one, albeit the most visible, element of a comprehensive legal framework covering healthcare among […]

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Chris Simms: Brexit and the vengeance of unintended consequences

Decades before the advent of complexity science, H L Mencken wrote that “For every complex problem there is a solution which is clear, simple, and wrong.” These solutions typically complicate existing problems while creating new ones. Local and global health communities likely have lessons to offer political leaders at risk of opting for these kinds […]

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Emma Cave: Brexit and the regulation of clinical trials

As the UK negotiates its exit from the EU, Emma Cave considers the implications for the implementation of the new Clinical Trials Regulation, likely to come into operation in 2018. The key regulatory challenge is to enhance the competitiveness of UK clinical trials without compromising ethical integrity. The EU Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC sets out rules […]

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