Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS foundation trust
Established1 April 2020 (2020-04-01)
HeadquartersYeovil Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil
Hospitals
ChairColin Drummond
Chief executivePeter Lewis
Staff12,444 WTE (2023-24) [1]
Website www.somersetft.nhs.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

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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. [3] [4] [5]

In September 2021 a new diagnostic centre was opened on the outskirts of Taunton near the M5, operating in partnership with Rutherford Health. The centre provides 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 developed with Alliance Medical. [7]

In November 2020 a merger with Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was reportedly planned, creating England’s first provider of primary, acute, community and mental health care services. [8] The merger took place on 1 April 2023. [9]

On 13 May 2025, the trust announced that the special care baby unit and inpatient maternity services at Yeovil Hospital would be suspended for six months after a warning notice was issued by the CQC. [10] [11] As of 19 May 2025, expectant mothers will have to travel to either Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester or Royal United Hospital in Bath to receive maternity care. [12]

Hospitals

The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals: [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report 2023-24" (PDF). somersetft.nhs.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "About Us - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Redundancies 'not ruled out' as merging trusts target £50m savings" . Health Service Journal. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Why we are merging with Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust". Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Trust says 'game-changing' deal will expand capacity by 25pc". Health Service Journal. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hospital picks new private partner after firm's sudden liquidation". Health Service Journal. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Integrated trusts aim for first-of-its-kind merger". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Two Somerset NHS trusts merge to create unique NHS trust". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Temporary closure of special care baby unit and important changes to inpatient maternity services at Yeovil Hospital". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Yeovil District Hospital - Care Quality Commission" . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Ruth Bradley (13 May 2025). "Temporary closure for maternity unit after warning". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Community hospitals". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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