The UK government has set up a logistics hub in Belgium to serve as a warehouse for vital medical supplies if no Brexit agreement is reached . Drugs , implants and equipment are among the items that will be stored at the undisclosed location . While not guaranteeing medical supplies will be uninterrupted , health minister Philip Hammond said he was confident stocks will be sufficient , if transport and health care services work together . The Department of Health and Social Care has arranged seven additional ferry routes for delivering items from the EU to different points around the country .
The UK government has set up a logistics hub in Belgium to serve as a warehouse for vital medical supplies if no Brexit deal is agreed. Drugs, implants and stents are among the items that will be stored at the undisclosed location. While not guaranteeing medical supplies will be uninterrupted, health minister Stephen Hammond said he was confident stocks would be sufficient, if transport and health care services work together. The Department of Health and Social Care has arranged seven additional ferry routes for delivering items from the EU to different points around the country.