16 January 2012
Latest CMPO working paper by Professor Carol Propper, Martin Gaynor and Mauro Laudicella : Can governments do it better? Merger mania and hospital outcomes in the English NHS receives national and international media attention:Merged hospitals fail to bring gains, says study, Financial Times, 11 January 2012
NHS hospital mergers fail to produce gains, The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Hospital mergers have little benefit, study suggests, HSJ, 12 January 2012
Hospital mergers do not result in financial benefits, Healthcare Global, 11 January 2012
Mergers 'do not improve NHS hospital performance, Netdoctor, 11 January 2012
Hospital mergers trendy but offer few benefits, FierceHealthcare, 13 January 2012
Report says hospital mergers bring few benefits as NHS trusts in Dartford and Medway plan merge, News Shopper, 16 January 2012
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