Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Established | 1 April 2020 |
| Headquarters | Yeovil Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil |
| Hospitals | |
| Chair | Colin Drummond |
| Chief executive | Peter Lewis |
| Staff | 13,190 WTE (2024-25)[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 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] Since 19 May 2025, expectant mothers have had 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] Maternity and special care baby services will be reinstated at Yeovil Hospital on 21 April 2026.[13]
Hospitals
[edit]The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals:[14]
- 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 2024-25" (PDF). somersetft.nhs.uk. Retrieved 31 December 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yeovil District Hospital - Care Quality Commission". Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Ruth Bradley (13 May 2025). "Temporary closure for maternity unit after warning". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Clara Bullock (10 April 2026). "Maternity ward to reopen after safety concerns". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ "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