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Aug / 2023 Members of the team involved in the first ever vaginal hysterectomy as a day surgery at Musgrove Park Hospital.

Additional hysterectomy option now available as a day surgery
Aug / 2023 Legacy Mentors

Launching legacy mentors to support nurses in their early careers
Aug / 2023 Pictured on the right is our specialist nurse for teenage and young people, Nic Neale. Pictured on the right is Emily, a young person who Nic has supported.

Introducing Nic Neale – our specialist nurse for young people with cancer
Aug / 2023 Colleagues from the radiotherapy team at Musgrove Park Hospital.

New radiotherapy superficial x-ray unit opens at Musgrove Park Hospital
Aug / 2023 Group of NHS colleagues in Blue Scrubs

Industrial action update for August

Consultants who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are taking 48 hours of national

Aug / 2023 A group of people from the Somerset early intervention in psychosis team stood by the sculpture they made for Taunton Trash Trail

Our early intervention in psychosis team creates litterbug ‘Vince’ for Taunton’s Trash Trail
Aug / 2023 An image of raised hands with the word 'volunteer' written at the top.

From volunteer to career – a new way of recruiting colleagues to the NHS in Taunton and West Somerset
Aug / 2023 Photo of the Wellington Road entrance to the Musgrove Park Hospital site.

Temporary closure of Wellington Road entrance to Musgrove Park (11-13 and 19-20 Aug)
Aug / 2023 Neonatal physiotherapist Helen Robinson holding up her award for dedication to neonatal therapy education.

Gold for Helen Robinson for dedication to neonatal physiotherapy education
Aug / 2023 A diagnostic scanner.

New Yeovil Diagnostic Centre will continue to reduce NHS patients’ waits for diagnostic tests
Aug / 2023 Jennifer Wilkins, the operational lead resuscitation officer for Musgrove Park Hospital, is stood with a new resuscitation machine.

New life-saving CPR machine introduced at Musgrove Park Hospital
Aug / 2023 A range of healthcare professionals from the Somerset Neurological Rehabilitation Centre

A spotlight on the Somerset Neurological Rehabilitation Centre