Cross-border health scheme could face closure due to Brexit

Mary Glavin getting checked before her cataract treatment at Belfast's Kingsbridge Private Hospital on Sunday, December 22, 2019. File picture: Neil Michael

The cross-border health scheme that refunds the cost of operations carried out in the North could face closure if the EU and UK fail to reach an agreement under Brexit.

The EU's Cross-Border Directive (CBD) scheme on healthcare has been used by thousands of people to get treated quickly over the border instead of being delayed on HSE waiting lists.