Analysis: US-UK trade deal could force NHS to divert billions to medicines, critics warn
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Lucy Hough, Aditya Chakrabortty, Leonore Schick, Sam Gruet, Ryan Ramgobin
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Analysis claims the US-UK trade deal agreed in December will force the NHS to divert billions from essential services to pay for new medicines, potentially causing over 200,000 excess deaths. The Labour government defends the deal as beneficial for British drug exports and patient access, while critics accuse them of bowing to pressure from Donald Trump. The piece is a short interview/opinion segment between Lucy Hough and columnist Aditya Chakrabortty.
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bskyAnalysis: US-UK trade deal could force NHS to divert billions to medicines, critics warntheguardian.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found.
Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump.
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