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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, community and learning disability services across Somerset and runs Musgrove Park and Yeovil Hospitals.

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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Cliff Mann OBE (22 June 1962 – 20 February 2021) May your legacy live on, and may you rest in peace. 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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We were honoured to host a visit from Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex today, to share some of our recent experiences from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Somerset. 1/2
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Today we welcomed The Earl and Countess of Wessex to the @BathandWest , one of Somerset’s large COVID-19 vaccination centres. Their Royal Highnesses met key colleagues and volunteers working on the programme, as well as people receiving their vaccines.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Sixteen years after joining the NHS in Somerset as a physio assistant, consultant Simon Ingram is taking on a new role - overseeing the whole musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service in Somerset! Working with our teams to create a service that we can all be proud of 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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We wrote to our BAME colleagues earlier this week, to ensure they feel safe and supported during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are very valuable members of our community, and it's been great to see the feedback received. You can read the letter in full here:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Congratulations to Dr Fiona Dempsey, our clinical lead for critical care, on being awarded an MBE for her services to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. This award couldn't be more deserved. 👏 #MBE #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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#ClapForOurCarers happening in front of Musgrove Park this evening - thanks for joining us @swasFT & @ASPolice 👏 Well done and thank you to all our colleagues and partners across #Somerset keeping people safe during the coronavirus pandemic. #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
The Countess, who is also a royal patron for @LoveMusgrove , spoke to colleagues from different teams and services across the trust and thanked everyone for all their hard work, contribution and sacrifices over the last year. 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Today we launched Somerset's 2nd hospital hub at Musgrove Park, vaccinating identified high priority groups. A huge thanks to all the teams who have worked so hard to get this vaccination hub up and running 🙌 Read more: #COVID19Vaccine #SomersetTogether
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our colleague and friend, Dr Cliff Mann OBE. Cliff was integral to the work in our emergency department at Musgrove Park, and in national roles across emergency medicine. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
What a proud moment for Somerset – we are over the moon to have been awarded Mental Health Trust of the Year @HSJ_Awards . Thank you, thank you, thank you! #HSJAwards #MentalHealth
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HSJ Awards
3 years
Our penultimate #HSJAward of the evening for Mental Health Trust of the Year, in partnership with @hempsonslegal , goes to… @SomersetFT . The judges highlighted this as an exemplary entry evidencing true partnership in action - well done to everybody involved! #HSJAwards
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
@DeborahMeaden Thanks for the lovely feedback @DeborahMeaden - our A&E team continue to work incredibly hard even when faced with pressures. We are very proud to have the colleagues we do! We hope your wrist is looking well💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
We know that for many colleagues, it can be hard to pop into the shops between work to get essentials. So to make things a little easier, we have partnered with @Hunts_ to set up a pop-up shop at Musgrove Park. We hope it helps to make a difference to our colleagues.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
#COVID19Vaccination started today at Somerset's new vaccination centre at @TauntonRacing . It was brilliant to see so many people from across the county come to get their vaccine 👏 Find out more about the vaccination programme here: #SomersetTogether
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Today we celebrated the one millionth first vaccine dose given in the south west, at our vaccination site at Taunton Racecourse – an incredible achievement by teams across the region 👏 Find out more here: #SomersetTogether #COVID19Vaccination
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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We are very excited that our amazing colleague Trish Spruce has been appointed an MBE in King Charles’ birthday honours list, recognising her incredible work in international recruitment for the NHS 👑🙌🎉 Congratulations Trish!
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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After 53 years in healthcare, we bid farewell to our colorectal surgeon, Mr Ian Eyre-Brook, as he hangs up his scrubs and enjoys retirement! Ian has been described as a force of nature at MPH, and has committed his career to caring for our patients in Somerset. Thank you, Ian 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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We are over the moon to be shortlisted for the mental health trust of the year award in this year’s @HSJ_Awards . Our mental health teams have been transforming the way patients are cared for across Somerset, and this is a great recognition of that. 👏
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Our deputy head of facilities Phil Shelley leaves Somerset FT today as he gets ready to take up a new role with NHS England. Phil has made a fantastic contribution during his time at Musgrove Park and we wish him all the best for the future. Thank you Phil!
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
It was a pleasure to welcome our first patients to Somerset's second large vaccination site at @BathandWest showground today 🙌 Thank you to all the teams involved in setting up this site, and for delivering the vaccine to our priority groups. #SomersetTogether #COVID19Vaccine
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Our very talented Director of Allied Health and Psychology Professions @ClareBoobyerMPH has written this lovely poem for #AHPsDay2020 . Happy AHPs Day to all 750 allied health professionals at Somerset FT - you are truly appreciated by us all 💙 #ProudToBeAHP #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Today our chief nurse Hayley Peters presented a special Somerset Star to WO1 Lee Schofield, to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to 1700 Naval Air Squadron @RNASCuldrose for all their support these past few weeks. 👏💙 Find out more:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Krish, one of our associate specialists in colorectal surgery, isn’t just a skilled medical professional - but also an international cricketer! He’s flying out to South Africa this month to play for the Indian national over 50s squad in the World Cup. Good luck Krish 💙🏏
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
Go Wildcats! We certainly are all in this together 💕 This amazing team on the children's unit at Musgrove Park are expressing how we all feel today #SomersetFT #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Our acute medical unit at Musgrove Park Hospital has come out as first in the country for having a supportive environment, according to a survey of post graduate doctors in training. Well done to the entire team for this amazing result! 🥳🤩 Read more:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
It's not everyday that we host a wedding on the ward, but when our patient on Exmoor ward at Minehead Hospital wanted to tie the knot with his bride, our team did all they could to help the couple to celebrate 💍💕 Congratulations Mr & Mrs Giradot - we wish you all the very best
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
The Easter bunny has been busy delivering lots of donated Easter eggs to our colleagues across #Somerset this week! 🐰 Many colleagues will be working and not able to spend the weekend with their families, so this will certainly put a smile on their face. We are so grateful.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Our children and young person's mental health inpatient unit, Wessex House, has been given a stunning transformation by Bristol-based artist Ollie Gillard🎨 These blank walls have been turned into graffiti-style murals, making the space much brighter for our younger patients!
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
Today, as we merge to become Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, our dedicated colleagues are working harder than ever before to deliver outstanding care to those in need. Thank you for sharing your messages of thanks and support during this pandemic. It means so much #SomersetFT
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Christmas is always a difficult time to be in hospital, especially for our littlest patients, but to help spread some Christmas cheer, players and staff from @SomersetCCC visited the hospital this week to drop off a selection of presents for children on the unit. 🎅🏏
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
A warm welcome to Mary, Anifat, Adekunle, Ayodeji, our first overseas registered mental health nurses who are joining the trust from Nigeria this week. Our colleagues Sunny, Indiana and Christine are overseeing their induction #WelcometoSomerset
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Our Infection Prevention & Control team has been centre stage over the past 18 months - guiding colleagues, patients and visitors in preventing the spread of viruses like noro, flu and COVID-19. The team was awarded a Somerset Star for their outstanding support. Thank you 👏⭐️
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
We are delighted to get national recognition for the excellent work done by our team of speech and language therapists in helping our patients who are recovering from COVID-19 following a spell in our critical care unit: #WorkingTogether #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Wishing the best of luck to midwives Becky and Bea, who are presenting their work on raising awareness of inequalities within maternity services to the @MidwivesRCM awards judging panel today! Such an important piece of work – the whole of Somerset is behind you 🤞💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Funding for our new £87million surgical centre at Musgrove Park has been given government approval this week. The centre will replace the current theatres and critical care unit, and will also house a new endoscopy suite. Read more on the exciting plans:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Our acute medical unit at Musgrove Park was ranked best in the country for teamwork in a recent survey of jr doctors! It was great to see the positive feedback provided by our trainee colleagues - we are very grateful to have them with us. 💙🧑‍⚕️Read more:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Thank you to our military colleagues from @RNASCuldrose , working alongside our teams at Musgrove Park. They’re taking on some routine tasks, to help free up more of our time to care for our patients. 🙏
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NHS Somerset
4 years
We thank our military colleagues who are supporting the NHS response to the second wave of the pandemic. Many NHS orgs, incl hospitals in Somerset, have welcomed teams to provide support where it would be of most benefit & they are carrying out a variety of roles while on site.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Today the Government announced that Musgrove Park Hospital will benefit from the its hospital building programme – providing additional funding to help us deliver our Musgrove 2030 programme of works, some of which is already underway. Read more here:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
We've now given over 200,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in Somerset. For all those helping to deliver this programme, and to all those coming to get their vaccine when invited -thank you. #COVID19Vaccine #SomersetTogether 👏💉
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Thank you to the thousands of GPs, vaccinators, nurses, pharmacists, administrators and volunteers who are supporting the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Somerset - we've reached some great milestones here, and in the South West, so far 👏 #SomersetTogether #COVID19Vaccination
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
A huge well done to Karen Prosser and James Gagg for being presented with Chairmen’s awards this evening. You both consistently uphold our values, and provide an outstanding contribution to our alliance. Thank you #OPA2019 #ChairmensAwards
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Consultant sonographer Steve Savage is leading the way on a pioneering new pilot - using portable scanners to perform abdominal drains on patients who are at end of life. This alleviates the need for the patient to come to hospital, so they can remain comfortable at home 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
We are loving seeing our colleagues taking a break and enjoying some wellbeing time. Here is a group at Minehead Hospital, being led through a lunchtime tae-kwon-do routine by hospital porter (and black belt instructor), Nick. #SomersetProud #Wellbeing
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
After 47 years in the NHS - and 34 of those specifically on Gould ward at MPH - ward sister Julie has now taken her well-earned retirement! She had such an impact on colleagues and patients, and inspired many with her career journey stories and notes of wisdom 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Congratulations to our cleaning team at Musgrove Park for winning Non-Clinical Team of the Year! Often sitting ‘behind the scenes’, this team do so much to make the hospital a nice place for colleagues, patients, and local communities. #OPAs2022 ⭐️💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
A huge thank you to Edd @CullensCatering for providing over 400 of our colleagues at Musgrove Park with a free lunch today in honour of #VEDay2020 . To his team for keeping everyone socially distanced & in line, and to the local businesses for donating - we are so grateful 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Earlier this week, the first ever same-day total hip replacement took place at Musgrove Park! Patients are assessed, operated on, and discharged from hospital on the same day. Nicer for patients, and increases capacity for more surgery 🙌 Find out more:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
From keeping food on our plates, to making sure we get essential deliveries, and ensuring the vulnerable are looked after every day - key workers across the county are doing an amazing job of caring for us right now. So here’s a #ThankYou , from us to you. #SomersetTogether
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
We are very grateful to @SomersetCCC for hosting our COVID-19 testing unit at the County Ground over the last few months. By testing our colleagues and patients for COVID-19 we have been able to continue to safely run many services in our hospitals, units and in the community.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
As we say thank you to all our colleagues in the NHS today, we also want to say thank you to our partners across the county who have supported us over the last few months. From other emergency services to delivery drivers and shop workers 👏💙 #ThankYouTogether #SomersetTogether
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
To mark the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week, our maternity colleagues paused at 7pm, to wave a light in memory of all the babies that have died too soon. #WaveOfLight2021
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
6 years
Congratulations to our staff at Bridgwater community hospital! They’ve been rated outstanding for caring by the CQC & were also praised for outstanding practice which recognised the steps staff took to go the extra mile for our patients. Read more here: 🥰
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Great to see that Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis, 85, had his Covid-19 vaccination today. Michael said: "Wouldn't it be wonderful to get the majority of our population vaccinated before June 2021, so that we can celebrate next summer in proper 'Glastonbury style'.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
The award goes to the Children’s Eating Disorder Team for transforming the care of children with eating disorders, across the whole county, in both community and acute settings. Great team work #OPA2019 #WorkingTogether
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
10 months
Professor Dave Thomas, director of nursing strategy and transformation and chief nursing information officer, has been appointed commanding officer of 243 Wessex Field Hospital to oversee it's transformation into a multi-role medical regiment. Congratulations Dave👏
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
A £1.5 million donation by the Musgrove League of Friends means robotic surgery is coming to MPH for the first time ever! 🦾 The da Vinci XI will help our surgeons perform complex surgery in a less invasive way. Hear from the surgeons involved here:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
We are celebrating the exciting news that we’ll soon be able to grow our own nurses here in Somerset for the first time. Our link up with University Centre Somerset means people will be able to access great career opportunities closer to home. More here:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
A new acute frailty unit has opened at Musgrove Park today, creating a space away from ED for a specialist team to assess whether older, frail people can return home safely, or if they need a stay in hospital. Read more:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
This year’s Chair’s Award has been presented to our lead infection prevention and control nurse, Val Yick. She received several nominations in other categories this year, and we are delighted that she has been recognised with this award. #OPAs2022 ⭐️💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Our specialist nurse, Jo Greedy, has been recognised on a national level, appointed to chair of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncology Nurses! Well done Jo – an incredible achievement to reflect the amazing work you've done over many years:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Millions of NHS patients & colleagues are set to benefit from tastier, healthier & better-quality meals following an independent review of hospital food by a panel of advisors, including our deputy head of facilities Phil Shelley& @PrueLeith #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Our final award of the night is the Chair’s Award, presented by Chairman Colin Drummond. This award goes to a colleague that has shown truly outstanding commitment to our patients in Somerset. A huge well done and congratulations to Julie Jones! #OPAs2021
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Today we say farewell to our service director for integrated and urgent care, Julie Jones, as she retires after 41 years! Julie is looked up to as a role model by so many, and has dedicated her career to caring for our patients. Thank you Julie, for your overwhelming support 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
1 year
Thought-provoking, empowering, emotional and heartfelt – a few words to describe our Black History Month event today. We celebrated culture, diversity and allyship – something we strive to have at our trust, not just this month, but always #BHM2023 #BreakingFTSUBarriers ❤️💛💚
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
6 years
Our deputy chief executive Andy Heron: "I have always been grateful for my OT training as occupational therapy interventions often challenge established models of sickness and disability by starting from what a person can do, rather than what they can’t do." #OTWeek2018
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Join us in congratulating our wonderful James Esleyer on becoming matron of our medical services group! James' wealth of experience and passion for supporting colleagues make him a dynamic leader and role model to many at the trust. Congratulations James👏💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Congratulations to @jamesmarthy01 on being nominated for 'Overseas Nurse of the Year' in the @NT_Awards ! He's leading the way in showcasing the benefit of diversity and inclusion, and fundamentally changing the lives for the better for so many of our multicultural colleagues 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
For the past 3 months, lots of teams have been working together to enhance patient care. Just like our psychiatric liaison service, showing great teamwork with our ED team to provide safer mental health support to people being treated for physical health conditions #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
We are very proud of Zoe, our specialist infant feeding midwife, who is the first person in the UK to gain a @UNICEF baby friendly initiative practitioner qualification - supporting new mothers in infant feeding. 👶 Read more here: #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
11 months
Our consultant colorectal surgeon and robotic surgery enthusiast, Richard Bamford, has been awarded a Star of the Month for his incredible impact on speeding up colorectal cancer diagnosis to just 28 days!⭐ Hear more from Richard here:
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
We were clapping this evening the same as we were last week, thanking all our incredible colleagues and partners working across Somerset to keep people safe. #ClapForCarers #SomersetTogether
@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
5 years
#ClapForOurCarers happening in front of Musgrove Park this evening - thanks for joining us @swasFT & @ASPolice 👏 Well done and thank you to all our colleagues and partners across #Somerset keeping people safe during the coronavirus pandemic. #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
The #NHSSpitfire will be soaring over our skies today ✈️ So if you're at @YeovilHospital around 2:30pm or Musgrove Park Hospital at 2:45pm, make sure to take a step outside! #ThankYouNHS 🌈
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Congratulations to our first winner of the night, Caroline Sealey, who has been awarded Inspirational Leader! Caroline is a true advocate for our colleagues across the trust, making a real difference to everyone she works with. #OPAs2022 ⭐️💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
A great achievement from our community psychiatric and hospital surgical teams, making Somerset FT the only NHS Trust in the south west to provide vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for patients with severe depression. Read more here: #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Being homeless shouldn’t mean you can’t access the care you need. Our homelessness nursing team are improving the health and wellbeing of people who are homeless in Somerset, and we're thrilled their work has been shortlisted for a Royal Society award!
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@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Welcome to our new Somerset FT 💙 On Saturday 1 April, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged to create a new trust for Somerset. We can't wait to share all the latest stories and news from across the county!
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
If you've ever walked down the corridors at Musgrove Park and heard a cheerful tune being sung, or the piano being played, it may have been our 'singing cleaner' Chris🎶 Thank you Chris, for putting a smile on the faces of our colleagues, patients and visitors 💙 #SomersetProud
@bbcsomerset
BBC Somerset
4 years
A hospital cleaner's bringing happiness to Musgrove Park and @SomersetFT with his magical piano playing 🎹 🎶
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
A huge thanks to Ella-Louise who raised just under £100 to buy treats for our colleagues at Musgrove Park as part of her @Girlguiding Brownies 'Charity and Caring' badge. The treats have been distributed across the hospital and have brought lots of cheer! 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
10 months and over 170,000 COVID-19 vaccinations delivered - the site at Taunton Racecourse has done an incredible job! As the site prepares to move to Firepool, Taunton on Monday 11 Oct, we wanted to say a huge thank you to the whole team 👏
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Our lead vascular nurse specialist, Moira, has been presented the Alfred Jewel Award by the North Petherton Town Council, for the amazing way she cared for others during the pandemic - in both volunteering roles within her local community, and in her role at Somerset FT 💙⭐️
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@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Last week we welcomed the 2022 intake of doctors in training to Somerset! 🧑‍⚕️Over 170 postgraduate doctors in training joined us to start their journeys, with a further 178 joining us as part of their clinical rotations. Welcome to Somerset FT everyone 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
What a lovely story to share this morning - we are so glad Pat is back home and recovering after our stay with us. Thank you to all our teams helping patients across the county with their recoveries 💙 @CountyGazette #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Yeovil Hospital has been awarded a 100% score for cleanliness as part of the Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) inspections 🎉 This is a huge credit to our amazing housekeeping team who work so hard to make this a reality - well done everyone 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Colleagues in our interventional radiology team are celebrating the award of ‘Exemplar Status’ by the @BSIR_News for the outstanding care they give to our patients. Read more about their incredible achievement:
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@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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New funding for adult mental health, announced today, will mean we can work closer with all our partners to transform Somerset's mental health services - developing better support for patients. #Somerset #MentalHealth
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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In these challenging times, it’s those small acts of kindness and events like #ClapForOurCarers that show how valued our health service is, and how grateful we are to those who work in it. 👏 #ThankYouNHS #SomersetProud
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
We’ve had the seal of approval by the Minister of State for Health and will merge our trusts on Saturday 1 April 🎉 Together with @YeovilHospital , we will provide better mental and physical health services for people across Somerset 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
We’re over the moon to have been shortlisted in the mental health trust of the year category of the prestigious @HSJ_Awards for the 2nd year running! Huge congratulations to the teams involved in getting this national recognition. Find out more #HSJawards
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, we fell silent to remember those who gave their today, for our tomorrow. ❤️ #RemembranceDay
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Clinical Team of the Year goes to…our Dementia and Delirium Team! This team was only launched last year, but Becky and the team have done some incredible work supporting patients and their families. Well done! #OPAs2022 ⭐️💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
3 years
Bandsmen from the @40commando who have been working at our Firepool COVID vaccination centre over the last two weeks joined vaccination programme manager Gary on their break this morning to play Christmas carols for patients and staff. 🎄
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Our consultant medical psychotherapist, Dr Adrian Hayes, has secured funding to become the only mental health research associate in Somerset – creating a bigger focus on the importance of research in mental health💙
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@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Our colleagues go above and beyond every day to care for our patients, to support each other, to ensure our services keep running, and to constantly innovate to find better ways of delivering care. Here’s just a snapshot of the things they have achieved in 2021…we’re so proud.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Our lead nurse for infection control, Val, explains why viruses spread more in winter, and some of the things that help to fuel the spread of illnesses during the colder weather… 🥶🤧🤕
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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A lovely message from our chief exec @PeterLewis45 to round off a sunny #InternationalNursesDay2020 . A huge thank you to all our colleagues for your dedication, now more than ever, to your profession. #ThankYouNurses
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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A huge #THANKYOU to all of our staff who have worked extremely hard over the last year, to improve our services, resulting in our Trust being rated "GOOD" overall by the CQC! #proudtocare 🥰🏥
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
4 years
Exciting news for Somerset as another vaccination centre opens its doors. Please remember not to contact or turn up at vaccination centres or hubs - you will be contacted by the NHS when it's your turn to get the vaccine. #COVID19Vaccination #SomersetTogether
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NHS Somerset
4 years
Great news - On Monday the 18 January, Taunton Racecourse will be opening its doors as Somerset's new, large vaccination centre. This will allow us to vaccinate even more people in #somerset . #covid19 #vaccination #HelpUsHelpYou
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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One of our colorectal cancer nurses, Maria, has been nominated for an award by one of her patients, for the way she cared, listened, and was a rock to their family. She is a brilliant support to patients diagnosed with cancer - good luck Maria! 💙
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Over the last five years a new advanced clinical practitioner workforce has developed across the NHS, with up to 200 ACPs in Somerset. We’ve now appointed our emergency nurse consultant Julie Reeve into a role that helps to develop ACP roles even further:
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@SomersetFT
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2 years
Our amazing radiotherapy team has received glowing praise from our patients 🙌 In a recent survey, 100% of respondents were either satisfied or very satisfied with their experience, and 93% agreed they were treated with care, kindness, dignity, and respect. Go team! ⭐️💙
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