Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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 county.[1]

Hospitals

The trust manages Musgrove Park Hospital, mental health units in Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells, and 12 community hospitals:[2]

  • Bridgwater Community Hospital
  • Burnham-on-Sea War Memorial Hospital
  • Crewkerne Community Hospital
  • Dene Barton 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

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]

See also

References
  1. "Musgrove Park Hospital". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Community hospitals". Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  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". Somerset Partnership. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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