Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Somerset and to deliver outstanding integrated care by supporting our colleagues and nurturing an inclusive culture of kindness, respect and teamwork.
Our vision is – thriving colleagues, integrated care, healthier people.
Our vision is supported by shared values that were developed by our colleagues across our range of services. They are kindness, respect and teamwork. We strive to use them in our work every day, to develop a compassionate, inclusive and learning culture. We put our values at the heart of our service planning, recruitment and the operational running of services for patients.
Our trust’s strategic objectives support the achievement of the aims we share with health and social care partners in Somerset. They are to:
Improve the health and wellbeing of the population
Provide the best care and support to people
Strengthen care and support in local communities
Reduce inequalities
Respond well to complex needs
Support our colleagues to deliver the best care and support through a compassionate, inclusive and learning culture
Live within our means and use our resources wisely
Delivering the vision of the trust by transforming our services through research, innovation and digital technologies.
We measure our progress to deliver these strategic objectives through our board assurance framework which is reported to our Trust Board.
