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Co-operation and Competition Panel recommendations

The Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) provides advice to Monitor in relation to cases under the Principles and Rules of Cooperation and Competition that involve NHS foundation trusts (the CCP also provides advice to the Secretary of State in relation to cases relating to other NHS organisations).*

For further information on the work of the CCP please refer to www.ccpanel.org.uk where a copy of its guidelines for accepting cases can also be found.

Below is a summary of the cases where the CCP has made a recommendation to Monitor and the action we have taken. A complete list of the cases that the CCP has undertaken can be found on the CCP’s website.

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In addition to the cases below, the CCP accepted a number of Transforming Community Services merger cases under its prioritisation procedure. The CCP did not conduct a review of prioritised cases and did not issue any advice to Monitor. A list of the prioritised cases can be found on the CCP's here.

• 2012
  
  

  Merger cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Proposed merger of Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust with Medway NHS Foundation Trust	Pending	Pending
  Proposed merger of the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (of The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust) with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust with York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation

   

  Conduct and procurement cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procurement complaint	Pending	Pending
  North Yorkshire and York PCT and York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Conduct Complaint	Pending	Pending
  South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust Conduct Complaint	Case currently suspended	Pending

  
  
• 2011
  
  

  Merger cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Merger of Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust	This merger is not consistent with Principle 9 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	Subject to the remedies required by Monitor, this merger does not breach the trust’s Authorisation
  Merger of Outer North East London Community Services and North East London NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition on the condition that a children’s service team was removed from the transaction	This merger does not breach the trust’s Authorisation
  Merger of Basingstoke & North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust with Winchester & Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation

   

  Conduct and procurement cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  King's College Hospital Foundation Trust Procurement appeal	No remedy was required in respect of this case	This procurement case does not breach the trust’s Authorisation

  
  
• 2010
  
  

  Merger cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Merger of South-West Essex’s provider services arm and North East London NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  East London NHS Foundation Trust is proposing to acquire Newham PCT's provider services arm	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of Bexley Care Trust with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South London Healthcare Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Transfer of services from Derby City Provider Services to Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Merger withdrawn at the request of NHS Derby City	N/A

  
  
• 2009
  
  

  Merger cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Acquisition of Bedfordshire and Luton Partnership NHS Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Proposed integrated care pilot scheme between City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Church View Medical Practice	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust’s Authorisation
  Transfer of NHS Barking & Dagenham community health services business to North East London Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust’s Authorisation

  
  
• Fast track cases
  
  

  The following cases were all considered by the CCP in 2010.

  Merger cases
  Name of case	CCP advice	Monitor decision
  Merger of NHS Bolton's provider services arm and Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Rotherham's provider services arm and (i) Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; and (ii) Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Bradford and Airedale's provider services arm and (i) Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; (ii) Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and (iii) Bradford District Care Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Cumbria's provider services arm and Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Wolverhampton's provider services arm and (i) Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust; and (ii) Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Central Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen's provider services arms and Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Manchester's provider services arm and (i) Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust; (ii) Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; (iii) University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust; and (iv) Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  The merger of the community services provider arms of NHS Bury (i); NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (ii); and NHS Oldham (iii) with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Mergers of NHS Dudley's provider services arm and (i) Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; (ii) South Birmingham Community Health; and (iii) Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Salford's provider services arm and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Oxfordshire's provider services arm and Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS City & Hackney's provider services arm with Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Warwickshire's provider services arm with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Greenwich's provider services arm with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Berkshire West and NHS Berkshire East's provider services arms with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principle 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Hillingdon's provider services arm and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation
  Merger of NHS Lambeth's and NHS Southwark's provider services arms and Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust	This merger is consistent with Principles 9 and 10 of the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition following the receipt of assurances that mitigate any adverse effect on patient choice and competition.	This merger does not breach the trust's Authorisation