Ministers still do not know if NHS can cope with no deal, says watchdog

NAO says data does not show that health services will be ready if UK leaves EU next month

Ministers will not know whether there are enough medicines, medical supplies or freight capacity to support the NHS if the UK leaves the EU without a deal next month, Whitehall's spending watchdog has found.

With just five weeks to Britain's scheduled withdrawal on 31 October, the National Audit Office (NAO) said there were still risks, with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) still to do a "significant amount" of work .