Calling all RGN’s looking to work in a beautiful south Somerset community hospital!
Don’t miss South Petherton Community Hospital’s Registered General Nurse recruitment day on Thursday 6 July from 10am to 4pm.
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Public Meeting: Somerset STP overview
Maximum capacity in South Petherton’s Methodist Church Hall, Somerset.
At a time when the state of the nation’s health and social care provision is headline news and with claims of both sectors being “in crisis”, South Petherton played host to a lively public meeting about the proposed Somerset Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) on 11th January 2017. Continue reading
STP: Public meeting on 11 January 2017
The Methodist Hall, Palmer St, South Petherton
The League has organised a public meeting on 11 January 2017 at 7pm – at the Methodist Church Hall in South Petherton – for members of the local community to find out more about NHS England’s ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plans’ (STPs). Somerset’s STP intends that our shared experience of the health and social care system in three years will be radically different from today. In order to support our community to engage confidently with any public consultations, this event aims to share information about the STP.
‘If Only I’d Known That’ booklet
Susan Hartnell-Beavis has written a booklet that offers helpful and practical insights for those caring for loved ones in Somerset. It has proven so popular with Carers that the League of Friends of South Petherton Hospital were delighted to fund the re-printing of the booklet when the first edition ran out. Continue reading
Bulbs set to bring bright spring
Fabulous spring bulb planting team!
On a wet and dreary Saturday Somerset morning, seven rays of light shone on the grounds of South Petherton Community Hospital – Mary Daniels, Chris Gough, Shelley Langdon, Helen Chaloner, Cathie Meering, Mike Zaple (and Shirley Zaple the photographer). Continue reading
Somerset Sustainability and Transformation Plan
Willow Man by Paul Townsend
Somerset’s draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) was published on 10th November 2016. The document contains plans that are intended to affect significantly the provision of NHS and social care services for the people of Somerset. In order to ensure that our community receives the best care possible in future, it seems vital that Somerset residents spend time investigating and questioning the STP and take part in the various consultations that are planned across the county. Continue reading
Community coffee morning 2016
Visitors to the Methodist Hall on 29th October 2016.
South Petherton’s community came out in force to support the League of Friends’ two fundraising coffee mornings in October. Continue reading
League of Friends’ Forum 2016: Somerset
On 18th October, several League of Friends groups from across South Somerset’s community hospitals attended an afternoon forum with Dr Nick Broughton, Chief Executive of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
‘See Bike See Life’ Team Cross the Finish Line!
The See Bike See Life team meet the Southmead medics at the end of the challenge.
On Saturday 24 September, the amazing ‘See Bike See Life’ team achieved their goal of fundraising for three organisations that have been instrumental in the ongoing recovery of Ashton, a local Somerset teenager, after he suffered a severe motorbike accident near Yeovilton early in 2016. Continue reading
Annual Harvest Fete Triumph!
The South Petherton Community Hospital’s successful Harvest Fete 2016 attracted a wealth of visitors, exhibitors, performers and patients. It was a great outcome for all the hard work that went into organising the event, with the League of Friends’ and Matron’s secretary, Shirley Zaple, leading the team’s stellar efforts. Continue reading
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