A clear majority of the UK’s doctors and nurses think that the NHS will deteriorate after Brexit, with the result being longer waiting times and staff shortages, according to a new poll of medical professionals. The pledge that Brexit would free up £350m a week for the NHS was a centrepiece of the Leave campaign. Peter Kellner, who was president of YouGov until 2016, said that it was “striking” how much doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes to Brexit have changed. This would cost the NHS up to £1bn a year, and require an additional 900 hospital beds and 1,600 nurses. More than 100,000 people are expected to join the march in London, which will include a section for NHS staff as well as LGBT, women’s and political party columns.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2018 21:00 UTC