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Health service staff in Kent may have to sleep in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes if a no-deal Brexit ends up causing traffic chaos across the county, NHS board papers reveal.
Kent Community Health NHS trust is exploring the option of personnel staying overnight in its premises as part of its contingency planning for the UK’s departure from the EU on 29 March. It fears the disruption could last for up to six months with its staff, services and ability to deliver care badly hit if a no-deal scenario leads to Kent being snarled up by traffic. It follows serious concern that the area around Dover could become gridlocked with lorries facing long delays as they wait to cross the Channel to France.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ld-force-kent-nhs-staff-to-sleep-in-hospitals
Kent Community Health NHS trust is exploring the option of personnel staying overnight in its premises as part of its contingency planning for the UK’s departure from the EU on 29 March. It fears the disruption could last for up to six months with its staff, services and ability to deliver care badly hit if a no-deal scenario leads to Kent being snarled up by traffic. It follows serious concern that the area around Dover could become gridlocked with lorries facing long delays as they wait to cross the Channel to France.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ld-force-kent-nhs-staff-to-sleep-in-hospitals