Mergers of trusts in the NHS are often instigated by national bodies so that NHS trusts can gain foundation trust status or failing providers can be rescued from financial difficulties. This report looks at 20 mergers between 2010 and mid-2015 and finds that significant sums of money are being spent ...
Why should the new payment systems being developed to support integrated care be any more successful than previous ones? This report calls for urgent reform of the system for paying and contracting services in the NHS.