UK-US pharmaceuticals deal will divert £45bn from essential NHS services, says doctors' union

Sky News Thursday 2nd July 2026, 6:18AM 1 min read 8 hours ago

The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.

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