Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital trusts have merged in the last three years.
There have been two mergers and eight acquisitions over the three year period. These are shown in the tables below.
Mergers
| Trust | Target Trust (if applicable) | Type | Transaction Effective Date |
1 | South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | Merger | April 2017 |
2 | Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust | Merger | October 2017 |
Acquisitions
| Trust | Target Trust (if applicable) | Type | Transaction Effective Date |
1 | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | West Middlesex University NHS Trust | Acquisition | September 2015 |
2 | South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust | Acquisition | October 2015 |
3 | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Acquisition | July 2016 |
4 | Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust | Acquisition | January 2017 |
5 | Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Acquisition | February 2017 |
6 | Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust | Acquisition | April 2017 |
7 | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust | Acquisition | April 2018 |
8 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust | Acquisition | April 2018 |