An NHS ambulance worker outside the Royal London Hospital in January. A new report claims Britain’s health agency has become “dangerously overreliant” on medical supplies from China, including personal protective equipment. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain’s NHS ‘overreliant’ on China for medical supplies, report says
- National Health Service spent more than US$7 billion on Chinese-produced medical products in 2021, according to British think tank Civitas
- Spending on imported medical supplies from China has tripled since 2019, the report found
An NHS ambulance worker outside the Royal London Hospital in January. A new report claims Britain’s health agency has become “dangerously overreliant” on medical supplies from China, including personal protective equipment. Photo: EPA-EFE
