title: Mergers. Going with the flow.
abstract: A successful merger requires intense concentration on the people involved. Those affected are likely to show a grief reaction, including denial, resistance and eventual acceptance. You will never get it completely right, but good communication helps.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Care Development, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce