Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | |
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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.
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]
On 13 May 2025, it was announced by the Trust that the special care baby unit and inpatient maternity services at Yeovil Hospital would be suspended for 6 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]
The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals: [13]