Guidance

Merger rules: how they affect pathology service reconfigurations

Guidance for NHS providers and commissioners on the application of merger control rules to pathology service reconfigurations.

• From: Monitor
• Published: 3 June 2013

Applies to England

Documents

Briefing note on the application of merger control rules to pathology service reconfigurations

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Details

This document outlines how rules on mergers can affect changes to pathology services in the NHS.

It also details the roles of Monitor and the Office of Fair Trading in a merger review.

For further information about the content of this note, or any related issue, please contact cooperationandcompetition@monitor.gov.uk.

Questions for the OFT in relation to mergers should be addressed to healthcare.mergers@oft.gsi.gov.uk.

Published 3 June 2013