[2][3] The trust developed out of the institution established by the Bridgwater Infirmary in the nineteenth century.
Edward Colgan, the chief executive, spoke at a tribute to William Baker and John Bowen (heroes of a cholera epidemic of 1849) in September 2013.
[4] The trust was involved in an important legal case (KL v Somerset Partnership NHS Trust[5]) which clarified the law about community treatment orders under the Mental Health Act 2007.
[9] The trust was said to regard the development of Any Qualified Provider services as an opportunity, rather than a threat.
[10] It was also a key player in the attempt by trusts in the South West of England to undermine the NHS national pay bargaining system.