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Australia: Competition fears over Surrey hospital merger bid

By  |  February 18, 2015

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals and the Royal Surrey County Hospital set out plans to merge last year.

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    But the CMA found the move could reduce quality for patients and said a fuller investigation was required.

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    In a joint statement, both hospital trusts said they were disappointed.The CMA said the assessment would take about six months to complete.

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