Both our A&Es at Musgrove Park and Yeovil hospitals have longer than usual waiting times this evening, so if you have a health issue that's not an emergency*, it's well worth following this really useful advice 👇 *If you do need us in an emergency though, we are here for you.💙

Midwife Tracy Brick has served an incredible 42 years in the NHS! Tracy truly embodies our commitment to compassionate care, making real connections with babies and families as a community midwife and now screening midwife. Thank you, Tracy, for your unwavering commitment👶💙

Our chief executive, Peter Lewis, is soon to celebrate 34 years of service in the NHS! Beginning as an accountancy assistant in 1990, Peter climbed the ranks and by 2010 became chief operating officer at MPH! Thank you, Peter, for your remarkable service and leadership💙

Our energy manager, Hannah Litchfield, swam the English Channel to raise an impressive £1,500 for our Somerset NHS Charity, giving back to the people who helped her during a difficult period with mental health👏A huge congratulations to Hannah, what a fantastic accomplishment!🏊‍♀️

🏅 Who says you have to go to Paris? Our patients at Wincanton Community Hospital are winning their own gold medals in the Wincanton Olympic Games 2024!

Musgrove’s Day Surgery Centre turned 30! Starting with just two theatres and simple procedures, the centre has almost doubled in capacity and offers much more in-depth procedures thanks to this wonderful team’s commitment to providing exceptional care 🥳bit.ly/3AbNb0n

This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and we are taking the opportunity to celebrate our dedicated Infant Feeding Team👶 This unique team are committed to providing personalised care using both professional expertise and personal experience. Join us in saying a big thank you!💙

If you've been to Yeovil Hospital recently, then you'll have seen that the building of our new diagnostic centre in Yeovil is gathering pace, ready to provide transformative benefits for our patients upon opening later this year🏗️Darwin Group Prime plc NHS England

Colleagues are bidding a fond farewell to consultant gastroenterologist, Dr Stirling Pugh, after 45 years of dedicated service. Known for his enthusiasm and friendliness, Stirling’s teaching, expertise and patient care have transformed our endoscopy service. Thank you, Dr Pugh 💙

Celebrations are in full swing at Musgrove as our surgical team complete their 200th operation using our advanced surgical robot!🦾🎉 We're proud to embrace such state-of-the-art technology at Yeovil and Musgrove hospitals to enhance the care we deliver to our patients.

A huge Somerset FT welcome to our latest intake of postgraduate doctors in training! We hope that everyone will join us in wishing them well on this next step of their journey 🩺 #NHS #SomersetFT

Patients at Musgrove can now access more precise radiotherapy treatment for cancer thanks to a generous donation of over £800,000 from SURE Charity! The new technology means patients can now enjoy a more comfortable and much less invasive process. Well done team 👏🏻💚 #nhs

Meet SAINT 😇💉 Every year, over 72,000 young people in Somerset are offered their national, routine childhood immunisations – and our School-Aged Immunisation Team (also known as SAINT), are the ones driving across the county to deliver them. #nhs #saint #vaccines #somersetft

Three cheers for our NHS Emergency Services National Road Race Champion 👏🏻🚴🏻‍♂️ MSK physio Ben cycled six laps of a 110km course in Staffordshire to take his spot on the podium...for the third year running! Congratulations Ben – what an achievement 🏆 British Cycling

Congratulations to our orthopaedic team at Yeovil Hospital who have successfully implemented their ‘six in six’ initiative which sees them aim to complete six joint replacements in a day by 6pm. Patients can now benefit from shorter wait times and more efficient care👏💙

Trainee clinical coder and Neurodiversity Network co-chair, Zahari Brimacombe, has won the Purple Pioneer Award at Scope 's prestigious Disability Equality Awards! 🏆 Their dedication to championing disability equality in Somerset is nothing short of inspiring, Congratulations!

Specialist pelvic health physiotherapist and self-proclaimed ‘pelvic health nerd’, Debbie Dillon, has won a Star of the Month thanks to exceptional feedback on her commitment to improving outcomes for patients experiencing problems with their pelvic health. Thank you, Debbie!⭐💙

Our wonderful play specialist, Jane Horn, has been awarded a Safeguarding Star for the incredible support she provides to families navigating the child protection process. Congratulations, Jane, and thank you to for all your efforts to help keep our patients safe ⭐

Dr Petra Jankowska, consultant clinical oncologist, is the newly elected medical director for professional practice, clinical oncology at The Royal College of Radiologists. This prestigious role sees her at the forefront of oncology developments, keeping Somerset at the centre of cancer care💙

Our vascular team have created a new outpatient space to speed up the treatment for varicose veins. Patients can now arrive just 30 minutes before their procedure and be home within hours! This not only benefits patients, but avoids delays for emergency and planned operations👏