Key questions Article 50 negotiations must answer for patients and public health

The European Health Community has warned that time is running out to secure patients’ interests in Brexit negotiations.

With Phase 2 of the negotiations looming, health groups across Europe have drawn up a list of crucial unanswered questions that must be answered by the European Union and UK negotiators to ‘put patients first’ in the negotiations.

These questions were set out at a meeting of a Coalition of Brussels based health stakeholders on February 21, and have been released in advance of the European Council meeting on March 22, where the guidelines for the negotiation of Phase 2 will be agreed. These focus on how to prioritize patient safety and public health in the Article 50 negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. Each speaker posed three questions of importance which will need resolving for patients.