Guidance

Reviewing mergers involving NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

Sets out who is responsible for reviewing different types of mergers involving NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts.

Applies to England

Documents

Briefing sheet: mergers involving NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

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Details

This guidance sets out the roles of Monitor, the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission in relation to mergers (or proposed mergers) between:

  • 2 or more NHS foundation trusts
  • an NHS foundation trust and an NHS trust
  • 2 or more NHS trusts

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2013

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