Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is a
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 ...
providing services for
NHS England in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England. It manages a number of hospitals providing
mental,
community
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and acute
hospital care across the whole county.
In April 2023, the trust merged with
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Yeovil District Hospital in Yeovil, Somerset, England. It provides acute care for a population of about 180,000, people living in South Somerset, North and West Dorset, and parts of Mendip. The ...
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
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust was an NHS trust which managed Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. It merged with Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to form Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2020.
Dr Sam Barrell was appointed ...
on 1 April 2020.
In September 2021 it opened a new diagnostic centre on the outskirts of
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
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. Rutherford Health went into liquidation in June 2022 and a new contract was made with
Alliance Medical
Alliance Medical is a radiology services company founded in 1989 by Robert Waley-Cohen operating across Europe.
In 2010 Lloyds Bank, Commerzbank and M&G Investments acquired 85% of the company in a debt-for-equity swap.
A consortium, called t ...
.
In November 2020 it was reported to be planning a merger with
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Yeovil District Hospital in Yeovil, Somerset, England. It provides acute care for a population of about 180,000, people living in South Somerset, North and West Dorset, and parts of Mendip. The ...
, which would create England’s first provider of primary, acute, community and mental health care services.
The merger took place on 1 April 2023.
Hospitals
The trust manages
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital is a large NHS hospital located in Taunton, Somerset, England, run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Originally a US Army General Hospital during the Second World War, it became an NHS hospital in 1951.
History
The 67th ...
,
Yeovil Hospital,
mental health units in
Bridgwater,
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
and
Wells, and 12
community hospital A community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. When specific, it refers to a hospital that is accessible to the general public, and provides a general or specific medical care which is usually short-term, ...
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See also
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Healthcare in Somerset
Healthcare in Somerset, England was the responsibility of three clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) until July 2022. These covered the ceremonial county of Somerset, which comprises the areas governed by Somerset County Council and the unitary ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Somerset NHS Foundation Truston the NHS website
Inspection reportsfrom the
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom. It was established in 2009 to regulate and inspect health and social care services in England.
I ...
NHS foundation trusts
Health in Somerset