Our services

Yeovil District Hospital cares for approximately 185,000 people, primarily in south Somerset, North and West Dorset and parts of Mendip.The hospital provides a full-range of clinical services, including general medicine, cardiology, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, trauma and paediatrics

We are investing in the acute hospital to provide an infrastructure that supports our colleagues to provide the very best care to patients, that respects patients’ privacy and dignity, and is a good environment in which to receive treatment and care.

• A fifth operating theatre – which will specialise in orthopaedic operations, is planned to open in summer 2025. A 20-bedded ward to accommodate those patients will also open next year. These are very important developments which will support the trust to address the predicted growth in the number of patients who will need care in the future. The £15 million development is funded by NHS England’s elective care recovery fund, which is money allocated to NHS trusts following the Covid 19 pandemic to bring waiting lists down.
• The Yeovil Community Diagnostic Centre – adjacent to the hospital, is due toopen this winter. It will provide over 70,000 diagnostic tests and outpatientappointments to Somerset patients a year. Patients in Somerset and north west Dorset will receive quicker diagnostic tests thanks to the additional capacity the centre will provide. Open seven days a week, it will provide radiology, endoscopy, cardiology and audiology diagnostic tests and outpatient appointments.
• Breast Cancer Unit – a new unit is being built. For the first time, the new unit will mean patients can receive all of their tests in one, purpose-built facility making the experience much less stressful. The Yeovil Hospital Charity’s Breast Cancer Appeal has raised an incredible £2.5 million for the new unit, thanks to the hard work and generosity of many fundraisers and local people.
• £5 million day theatre – opened in spring 2023, the day-theatre is helping to reduce waiting lists for day case procedures that grew during the pandemic.

Yeovil District Hospital cares for approximately 185,000 people, primarily in south Somerset, North and West Dorset and parts of Mendip.The hospital provides a full-range of clinical services, including general medicine, cardiology, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, trauma and paediatrics

We are investing in the acute hospital to provide an infrastructure that supports our colleagues to provide the very best care to patients, that respects patients’ privacy and dignity, and is a good environment in which to receive treatment and care.

• A fifth operating theatre – which will specialise in orthopaedic operations, is planned to open in summer 2025. A 20-bedded ward to accommodate those patients will also open next year. These are very important developments which will support the trust to address the predicted growth in the number of patients who will need care in the future. The £15 million development is funded by NHS England’s elective care recovery fund, which is money allocated to NHS trusts following the Covid 19 pandemic to bring waiting lists down.
• The Yeovil Community Diagnostic Centre – adjacent to the hospital, is due toopen this winter. It will provide over 70,000 diagnostic tests and outpatientappointments to Somerset patients a year. Patients in Somerset and north west Dorset will receive quicker diagnostic tests thanks to the additional capacity the centre will provide. Open seven days a week, it will provide radiology, endoscopy, cardiology and audiology diagnostic tests and outpatient appointments.
• Breast Cancer Unit – a new unit is being built. For the first time, the new unit will mean patients can receive all of their tests in one, purpose-built facility making the experience much less stressful. The Yeovil Hospital Charity’s Breast Cancer Appeal has raised an incredible £2.5 million for the new unit, thanks to the hard work and generosity of many fundraisers and local people.
• £5 million day theatre – opened in spring 2023, the day-theatre is helping to reduce waiting lists for day case procedures that grew during the pandemic.

The Open Mental Health alliance in Somerset, of which we are part, has expanded the range of mental health support that is available in Somerset. Open Mental Health provides 24/7 community-based mental health support to adults in Somerset and services include holistic wellbeing workers; 1 to 1 and group support; psychologists; mental health nurses; peer support; occupational therapists; money, benefits and housing support; older and young people specialists; eating disorder specialists; and developmental trauma specialists. The focus is to support people as close to home as possible, in their communities, through a range of local services.

Our trust provides mental health services to all age ranges and supports people with a range of mental health problems whether they are mild, moderate or severe.

Children and young people’s mental health

We support children and young people’s mental health through our schools projects across Somerset, and our child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). We support young people with specialist mental health needs including those affected by eating disorders across Somerset. Across the south west, we provide specialist CAMHS for young people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and inpatient care for young people requiring admission to a mental health ward (Wessex House).

Adult mental health

For adults, we offer a range of community-based mental health services. Our talking therapies provide telephone and online resources for mild to moderate difficulties. For those with more serious health needs, our community mental health teams offer specialist care to support recovery. Patients who require intensive, daily support and who may otherwise be likely to be admitted to in-patient care are seen in our home treatment service. For patients who do require more intensive support as an inpatient are cared for one of our mental health wards, located primarily on four sites across the county, two of which specifically care for older people including those with dementia. We also operate an intensive dementia support service which cares for patients with dementia in their own home, with care and support for their carers as well.

The Open Mental Health alliance in Somerset, of which we are part, has expanded the range of mental health support that is available in Somerset. Open Mental Health provides 24/7 community-based mental health support to adults in Somerset and services include holistic wellbeing workers; 1 to 1 and group support; psychologists; mental health nurses; peer support; occupational therapists; money, benefits and housing support; older and young people specialists; eating disorder specialists; and developmental trauma specialists. The focus is to support people as close to home as possible, in their communities, through a range of local services.

Our trust provides mental health services to all age ranges and supports people with a range of mental health problems whether they are mild, moderate or severe.

Children and young people’s mental health

We support children and young people’s mental health through our schools projects across Somerset, and our child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). We support young people with specialist mental health needs including those affected by eating disorders across Somerset. Across the south west, we provide specialist CAMHS for young people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and inpatient care for young people requiring admission to a mental health ward (Wessex House).

Adult mental health

For adults, we offer a range of community-based mental health services. Our talking therapies provide telephone and online resources for mild to moderate difficulties. For those with more serious health needs, our community mental health teams offer specialist care to support recovery. Patients who require intensive, daily support and who may otherwise be likely to be admitted to in-patient care are seen in our home treatment service. For patients who do require more intensive support as an inpatient are cared for one of our mental health wards, located primarily on four sites across the county, two of which specifically care for older people including those with dementia. We also operate an intensive dementia support service which cares for patients with dementia in their own home, with care and support for their carers as well.

Somerset NHS provides a wide range of community-based health services to the people of Somerset and specialist community dental services to the County of Dorset.

We support our local community to live well by preventing health problems from happening in the first place and supporting people to manage health problems when they do occur. We provide prevention programmes in the community, healthcare support in peoples’ homes, urgent care in our six urgent treatment centres and one minor inury unit  and inpatient care in people’s own homes through our Hospital@Home service.

Somerset NHS provides a wide range of community-based health services to the people of Somerset and specialist community dental services to the County of Dorset.

We support our local community to live well by preventing health problems from happening in the first place and supporting people to manage health problems when they do occur. We provide prevention programmes in the community, healthcare support in peoples’ homes, urgent care in our six urgent treatment centres and one minor inury unit  and inpatient care in people’s own homes through our Hospital@Home service.