This presentation summarises some of the key impacts of Brexit on the UK's NHS and universities, public health in the UK, and the UK's life science industry.

1. Brexit: What impact will it
have on the NHS and
universities?
Professor Azeem Majeed MD FRCP FRCGP FFPH
Professor of Primary Care & Head of Department
Department of Primary Care & Public Health

2. Outline of Brexit talk
How will Brexit impact on:
 The NHS
 Public Health
 The Wider Health Economy
 Universities

3. The NHS: Staff Recruitment
• The future employment of the 50,000 EU and EEA
nationals who work in the NHS (including around
9,000 doctors)
• Further recruitment of health professionals
following Brexit
• Agreements to recognise the qualifications of
doctors and other health professionals from the
EU
• More limited rights for UK health professionals to
live and work in other EU countries

4. The NHS: Access to Healthcare
• Three million EU nationals in the UK
• Two million UK nationals living in other EU
countries
• Access to healthcare for tourists and the
future of EHIC card

5. Public Health
• UK participation in pan-EU initiatives to
protect public health
• These cover many areas including food
regulations, road safety, air pollution, tobacco
control, and chemical hazards.
• Important when dealing with cross-national
issues (e.g. air pollution) or with large multi-
national corporations

6. Wider Health Economy
• Relocation out of London of the European
Medicines Agency
• UK may become less favoured as a site for
industry-funded clinical research
• Medical technology industry
• Threats to the development of IT standards
• Imported drugs and medical supplies may
become more expensive

7. Universities: Research
• Loss of European research funding
• Impact on the leading role UK universities play
in many international research collaborations
• Unable to contribute to defining EU research
priorities
• Recruitment of research staff

8. Universities: Teaching
• Threats to the ERASMUS Student Mobility
Programme
• Bologna Process: Agreements between EU
countries to ensure comparability in the
standards and quality of higher education
qualifications
• Recruitment of students from the EU and
elsewhere in the world

9. Conclusions
• Brexit will have important impacts on the NHS
and the UK’s universities
• Most impacts appear to be negative
• Important that the NHS and universities
engage with government to ameliorate the
risks from Brexit
• Public support also needed (e.g. to reinforce
that immigration has positive benefits)