Government review of EU impact on UK begins

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A government review of how the European Union impacts UK health has started and will run until next Summer.

The review will consist of four semesters with health number four on the list in the first. The review was launched in July this year by the Foreign Secretary, who said: "It is important that Britain has a clear sense of how our national interests interact with the EU's roles, particularly at a time of great change for the EU." The review will be broken down into individual reports covering specific areas of EU competence; for health, the Department of Health will prepare reports drawing on evidence submitted to it. It will request input from a range of interested parties, includin...

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