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Liverpool trusts approve business case for merger
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust have both approved the Outline Business Case for a merger.
Submitted to NHS Improvement for review, the Outline Business Case highlights the benefits which a merger would offer and the next steps. The boards of the hospitals argue that having two major acute hospitals working separately does not provide a full multi-professional approach to help patients, and instead propose that by bringing staff together as single services, with city-wide delivery, outcomes will improve.
The merger would also provide better access for patients, with the aim of consistently delivering the four-hour A&E standard, the 18 Week GP referral-to-treatment standard for planned procedures and the national cancer care standards. Additionally, it would maximise the benefits of digital technology, innovation and making best use of the NHS estate in the city.
The next steps involve a Patient Benefit Case to be submitted to the Competition and Markets Authority, as well as the publishing of regular, joint briefings for all staff and stakeholders.
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