Advice and support

There are lots of different kinds of support that we offer to patients, carers, friends and families. If you are looking for information about services, you can find:

  • Urgent support : For urgent support for your mental health, including crisis care for adults and young people and information about local Recovery Cafes, visit our urgent help page.
  • Talking Therapies:  Find out how to access free NHS talking therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling and guided self-help in your borough.
  • Other Trust services : For information about the unique range of services we offer in south west London, from Children Eating Disorders care to our National Deaf services, take a look at our A-Z service directory.
  • Know who to turn to in the community : Find alternative help and support in your community run by local voluntary and community sector organisations and groups.
  • Bereavement support : Following a bereavement, it is common to experience a range of feelings. If you are struggling to cope find support from specialist bereavement charities and organisations.
  • Support following an upsetting event : If you have been affected by an upsetting event, take a look at our list of resources and organisations offering relevant support.
  • Support for carers : Take a look at our carers advice pages to find information about support for carers, carers assessments and carers and confidentiality. 

Medication advice and support

Our pharmacy team provides specialist support in the effective use of psychiatric medicine, across both community and inpatient mental health services. They can offer you expert advice on your mental health medication, including how to use your medicines, information about side effects or answer any other questions you have.

Please use the form below if you have any questions or queries about your medicines or medicines for someone you care for. If you would prefer to call, you can call us on 020 3513 6829. Lines are open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm (excluding bank holidays). If you are a patient at our Trust, you can also download our pharmacy app, MindMeds, which helps you to mange your medication and monitor your health and wellbeing.

For further information about our pharmacy services, including dispensary opening hours, medicines information service, our medicines formulary, and to provide feedback – please visit our  Pharmacy and Medicines page .

Spiritual and Pastoral Care

The Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care offers a Trust-wide service with chaplains based at Tolworth, Queen Mary's and Springfield hospitals.

We hold regular services at each hospital and can provide you with help to practice your faith, whatever that may be. We can make contact with leaders of faith groups beyond those that are directly represented within the Trust.

We can also help if you are seeking meaning at a time of personal distress. We regularly visit all the inpatient units and are available to both patients and staff. In this way, we try to offer a friendly face and a listening ear when it is required.

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