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Apr / 2023 Group of NHS colleagues in Blue Scrubs

RCN industrial action update: Sunday 30 April – Monday 1 May.
Apr / 2023 Group of lovely smiling uniformed colleagues stood on the grass in a line with Yeovil hospital in the background. there are yellow, blue and white uniforms.

Specialist dementia and delirium teams come together across Somerset
Apr / 2023 A photo of two photos of the maternity teams from both Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil Hospital. In both images, there are hospital colleagues in different uniforms from the red matron uniform to the blue health care assistant uniform. They sitting and standing all looking at the camera. Both photos are in birthing rooms with inflatable balls that pregnant women use whilst staying within our hospitals.

Joint maternity service benefits families across Somerset
Apr / 2023 Our homeless and rough sleepers service is a community-based team and photographed are six members of the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust team stood in a line with their bodies facing the left of the image and smiling faces to the front. The colleagues at each end are wearing light blue uniform blouses. Two colleagues to the right of the centre are wearing navy with red trim nursing uniforms and in the centre a nurse is wearing a red with navy trim uniform. The colleague to the left of the sentre is not in uniform and wears a green and white dress.

Finding the forgotten in Somerset – how we are caring for the homeless
Apr / 2023 A blue background graphic with the words Welcome to Our New Somerset FT. An illustration of a murmeration of silhouetted birds forming an 's' in the background. A logo on the bottom right says Kindness, Respect, Teamwork everyday.

Two Somerset NHS trusts merge to create unique NHS trust
Mar / 2023 Group of NHS colleagues in Blue Scrubs

Industrial action update

From 7am on Monday 13 March until 7am on Thursday 16 March, junior doctors will be taking strike act

Mar / 2023 Group of unirome and plainly dressed medical colleagues with a backdrop of a colourful ward curtain

National praise for our paediatric cardiology service’s transition clinics
Mar / 2023 A group of fifteen Smiley Somerset FT colleagues, some in blue uniform with black trousers, some with white tops and some with blue dress uniforms. Standing shoulder to shoulder in the Beacon Centre Atrium.

Top marks for Somerset’s radiotherapy services in patient survey
Mar / 2023 Photo taken of Consultant in plain clothes in a hospital ward with a stethoscope around their neck

Musgrove colorectal surgeon saves cricketer’s life during international match
Oct / 2022 A road sign pointing to the left with the wording Minor injury unit in white text with a red background.

Temporary opening hour changes for minor injuries units in Burnham-on-Sea, Chard and Shepton Mallet

Interim update: Following an interim review in April 2023, a decision was made to extend the current

Jun / 2022 Image illustrating Face Covering guidance with a simple stylised line drawing of a face wearing a mask

Updates to face covering guidance – June 2022

Interim update: Following an interim review in April 2023, a decision was made to extend the current