2gether NHS Foundation Trust (
2gether) was an
NHS Foundation Trust
A foundation trust is a semi-autonomous organisational unit within the National Health Service in England. They have a degree of independence from the Department of Health and Social Care (and, until the abolition of SHAs in 2013, their local st ...
that provided mental and social health care services to the population of
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
and
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...
, England.
It ran services at Charlton Lane Centre and Honeybourne in
Cheltenham, Wotton Lawn and Laurel House in
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
, Westridge Assessment and Treatment Service in
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, Hollybrook in
Stroud, the Stonebow Unit and Oak House in
Hereford.
It was formerly known as Gloucestershire Partnership NHS Trust and became a Foundation Trust in July 2007.
It was named by the
Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 1,700 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 5.35%. 67% of staff recommended it as a place for treatment and 57% recommended it as a place to work. It was rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission at its first full inspection in 2015.
Merger
In September 2017 the trust announced plans to merge with
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust.
The trusts merged in October 2019, forming
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Glouce ...
.
See also
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List of NHS trusts
This list of NHS trusts in England provides details of current and former English NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, acute hospital trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, and the unique Isle of Wight NHS Trust. , 217 extant trusts ...
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Healthcare in Gloucestershire
Healthcare in Gloucestershire was the responsibility of two clinical commissioning groups, covering Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, until July 2022. The health economy of Gloucestershire has always been linked with that of Bristol.
S ...
References
Defunct NHS trusts
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