Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust
  • Musgrove Park Hospital
  • Yeovil Hospital
ChairColin DrummondChief executivePeter LewisWebsitewww.somersetft.nhs.uk Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1]

In April 2023, the trust merged with Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to form a single trust covering the whole county.

History

The trust was formed from the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2020.[2][3][4]

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.[5] Rutherford Health went into liquidation in June 2022 and a new contract was made with Alliance Medical.[6]

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.[7] The merger took place on 1 April 2023.[8]

Hospitals

The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals:[9]

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Musgrove Park Hospital". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "About Us". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Redundancies 'not ruled out' as merging trusts target £50m savings". Health Service Journal. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Why we are merging with Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust". Somerset Partnership. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Trust says 'game-changing' deal will expand capacity by 25pc". Health Service Journal. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Hospital picks new private partner after firm's sudden liquidation". Health Service Journal. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Integrated trusts aim for first-of-its-kind merger". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Two Somerset NHS trusts merge to create unique NHS trust". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Community hospitals". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

External links

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on the NHS website
  • Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission