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This Mental Health Nurses Day (21 February), we’re celebrating not only our incredible mental health nurses, but also the team working behind the scenes to support them – our Nursing Development Team!

Our Trust’s chaplaincy team has shared some helpful guidance on looking after your mental health and wellbeing during Ramadan.

New partnership to support young people with disabilities, learning difficulties and autism into education and employment through placements, internships and qualifications.

Staff, service users and carers from across the Trust came together on Thursday 5 February for our annual Quality Awards – a special event celebrating the individuals and teams who make a real difference to the people we care for, their colleagues and the wider community.

National Apprenticeship Week brings together organisations and apprentices from across the country to highlight the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals, workplaces and the wider economy.

LGBT+ History Month UK is celebrated every year throughout February. Organised by Schools Out UK, the month commemorated that  “For so long LGBT+ people’s history was hidden, following the repeal of  Section 28  Schools OUT created UK LGBT+ History Month to: claim our past; celebrate our present, and create our future. We wanted to create a dedicated space to celebrate our rich and diverse history, herstory and theirstory.”

Now in its fifth year, Great Mental Health Day is a London-wide initiative that encourages people to talk openly about mental health and wellbeing, and raises awareness of the local support available to Londoners all year round.

Due to a change in our telephone service provider, a switchover on Tuesday 3 February 2026 means there may be disruption to some incoming calls to our Trust between 11am-5pm.  If you call us during this time and your call is ‘cut off’ (dropped) the phone line will start working again after a few seconds.

Culturally Mindful is a creative health residency and training programme which brings together Global Majority artists, healthcare providers and grassroots organisations to co-design new approaches to health and wellbeing.  

Pauline Davis-Peart, the Lead Administrator for the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Service, has been named as the latest Exceptional People Award winner.

Our Crisis Line offers round-the-clock support to anyone experiencing urgent mental health challenges. Open to both children and adults, it ensures help is available 24/7, every day of the year. 

We are deeply saddened by the death of Dr Aggrey Burke, the NHS’s first Black British consultant psychiatrist.

Children and young people across South West London are benefitting from the work of our Trust’s Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). These dedicated teams provide early help for pupils experiencing challenges such as anxiety, low mood or behavioural difficulties, making sure support is available at the earliest opportunity.

Denton Choutan has been named as the next recipient of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award, having been selected as the November 2025 winner.

Be Well Hubs across Merton came together to share their experience of being part of the flagship South London Listens 'Be Well' programme. 

Hear from Dr Mona Ahmed about our Health Inequalities Strategic Plan, which sets out how we will create fairer, more inclusive and culturally sensitive mental health services, by placing racial equity and anti-racism at the heart of our ambitions.

Springfield Spark is a new community fund set up to help local organisations and groups make the most of the new park at Springfield Village. Find out more and apply. 

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is delighted to announce that its Chief Executive, Vanessa Ford, has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her services to mental health nursing.