 The main hospital providers are Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Proposals to merger Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in order to save money were blocked by the Competition Commission in 2013.Both trusts said they were "deeply disappointed" and felt the merger was the best option to ensure "high-quality hospital services to local people".