No-Deal Brexit Could Have ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences, British Medical Association Warns

Health Secretary Matt Hancock leaves Number 10 Downing Street in London on July 9, 2018. Leon Neal/Getty Images

LONDON—If Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, it will increase the risk of a Europe-wide pandemic, a leading medical association has said.

The British Medical Association (BMA) made the claim in a report published Aug. 16, in which it said that a no-deal Brexit could have “catastrophic” consequences for the NHS.