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<p>Healthcare is devolved, and it is therefore the Northern Ireland Department of
Health that will lead in this area.</p><p>The United Kingdom Government supports continued
cooperation between Ireland and Northern Ireland, as provided for by the Belfast Agreement.</p><p>To
help facilitate such cooperation we have been negotiating with the Irish Government
under the auspices of the Common Travel Area, which will maintain a variety of reciprocal
rights for British and Irish citizens when travelling or resident in one another’s
jurisdictions.</p><p>Health and care professionals possessing dual registration in
Ireland and Northern Ireland will continue to work across the border should we leave
the European Union without a deal.</p>
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