Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Established | 1 April 2020 |
| Headquarters | Yeovil Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, BA21 4AT |
| Hospitals | |
| Chair | Colin Drummond |
| Chief executive | Peter Lewis |
| Staff | 12,444 WTE (2023-24)[1] |
| Website | www |
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS foundation trust providing services for NHS England in Somerset, England. It manages a number of hospitals providing mental, community and acute hospital care across the whole county.[2]
In April 2023, the trust merged with Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to form a single trust covering the whole county.
History
[edit]The trust was formed from the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2020.[3][4][5]
In September 2021 it opened a new diagnostic centre on the outskirts of Taunton near the M5, operating in partnership with Rutherford Health. This will provide CT scans, magnetic resonance imaging, X-rays, ultrasound and other imaging services. The trust pay a tariff price for activity and is reimbursed for the use of its staff.[6] Rutherford Health went into liquidation in June 2022 and a new contract was made with Alliance Medical.[7]
In November 2020 it was reported to be planning a merger with Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which would create England’s first provider of primary, acute, community and mental health care services.[8] The merger took place on 1 April 2023.[9]
Hospitals
[edit]The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals:[10]
- Bridgwater Community Hospital
- Burnham-on-Sea War Memorial Hospital
- Chard Community Hospital
- Crewkerne Community Hospital
- Frome Community Hospital
- Minehead Community Hospital
- Shepton Mallet Community Hospital
- South Petherton Community Hospital
- Wellington Community Hospital
- West Mendip Community Hospital
- Williton Community Hospital
- Wincanton Community Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report 2023-24" (PDF). somersetft.nhs.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "About Us - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "About Us". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Redundancies 'not ruled out' as merging trusts target £50m savings". Health Service Journal. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Why we are merging with Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust". Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Trust says 'game-changing' deal will expand capacity by 25pc". Health Service Journal. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Hospital picks new private partner after firm's sudden liquidation". Health Service Journal. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Integrated trusts aim for first-of-its-kind merger". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Two Somerset NHS trusts merge to create unique NHS trust". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Community hospitals". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on the NHS website
- Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission