The boards of Bristol’s two hospital trusts have agreed to pursue a merger.
The partners, who together employ more than 28,000 professionals and provide healthcare for 1.5 million people, say they will explore how operating as a single legal entity might help them unlock even greater benefits for their ‘Four Ps’ – patients, people, population and the public purse.
North Bristol NHS Trust and United Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust have already formed the Bristol NHS Group and are now moving towards a single board for both organisations. They say a merger is the “natural next step”.