Take a look inside the South Wales warehouse where vital medical supplies are being stockpiled in case of a no-deal Brexit

The warehouse was bought by the Welsh Government for around £5 million to stockpile around 1,000 extra products which may be in short supply in the event of a no-deal Brexit, including medical gloves, needles and dressings.

But NHS Wales has urged people not to panic over medicine supplies.

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Director of programmes for NHS Wales Mike Roscrow between aisles of medical supplies, which are being stockpiled as part of Brexit preparations at a NHS Wales warehouse in South Wales. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

The NHS Wales warehouse in South Wales. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

A warehouse worker with boxes of medical supplies. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

On Wednesday, media were given a tour of the secret 240,000 sq ft facility in south-east Wales, where officials stressed they were prepared for potential supply issues in case the UK left the EU without a deal.

Mark Roscrow, director of procurement at NHS Wales, said the supplies would last "quite a few months" in the event of supply issues caused by a no-deal exit and discouraged the public from panicking and stockpiling themselves.

A warehouse worker scans boxes of medical supplies at the warehouse. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Bags of sugar on pallets, which are being stockpiled as part of Brexit preparations at the warehouse. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Boxes of aluminium foil, which are being stockpiled as part of Brexit preparations at the warehouse. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

"We've also been working with suppliers and they have also stocked up as well, so they also have additional stock above what they normally would have held," he said.

"When you build that stock into the product we're already holding it gives us a significant period of insulation if there's a problem.

A warehouse worker scans medical gloves, which are being stockpiled at the warehouse. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

A warehouse worker passes huge racking and pallets of medical supplies, at the warehouse. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

A warehouse worker moves pallets of medical supplies. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

"None of us can anticipate how long that would go on for, so I think we would be a quite a few months in before we would start to see any problems affecting us."

He added: "What we don't want is an artificial problem that's created by public panic and particularly with medicines and normal stuff people get issued with.

Boxes of hospital patient gowns. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

A box of syringes. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Boxes of wound dressings. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

"Talk to your GP, talk to your pharmacist, don't stockpile. Just work on what you normally do and don't create and artificial problem.

"None of us quite know whether we'll have no-deal or a further extension. What we know is if things happen and there's a problem, we are as prepared as we can be."

Boxes of blood administration sets. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

A warehouse worker scans pallets of medical supplies. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Boxes of medical swabs. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Mr Roscrow said the Welsh NHS's actions had been mirrored across the UK, with the other administrations collaborating to test different scenarios in the event of leaving the EU.

He said: "We're all in the same position in terms of planning and readiness."