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UK-US trade deal will mean the NHS has to divert billions from other services to pay more for new medicines

Around £45 billion in NHS funding will be diverted from other NHS care by 2036 to pay more for new medicines under the UK-U.S. trade deal agreed last December unless more funding is made available to cover the additional costs, suggests…

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The UK's National Health Service (NHS) will face significant financial strain due to the recently agreed UK-US trade deal. The deal is expected to result in increased costs for new medicines, which the NHS will have to cover. This will likely require the diversion of billions of pounds from other NHS services by 2036, unless additional funding is secured.

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