

A project is aiming to make the care of our inpatients more purposeful and recovery focused. The Purposeful Admission project, part of the Adult Patient Journey programme, has created a new way to make the reasons a patient has been admitted really clear. This helps staff to provide great care and help patients work towards their recovery.
Read How purposeful admission supports more focused care…Our Trust is working towards ensuring patients are seen in the most timely way possible – and supporting those who need to wait to be seen. To address this, our Community Service Line is launching a pilot project aimed at service users who have been waiting 90 days or more for treatment in the community. The project, Staying Connected While You Wait, is part of a Quality Improvement collaborative designed to ensure that people waiting for treatment feel connected to our services.
Read Staying Connected While You Wait…Tony Garcia has been named as the March 2025 winner of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award. Tony , Store Keeper in the Portering Team at Springfield, has been at the Trust for over 30 years, and is well known for always going the extra mile to help teams with last minute deliveries and various tasks.
Read Celebrating our latest Exceptional People Award winner: Tony Garcia…Dr Ilenia Pampaloni, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead for the National OCD Service, is a finalist in the BBC All in the Mind Award’s. Dr Pampaloni was nominated by Duncan, a patient previously on an inpatient ward at Springfield University Hospital. The awards recognise the unsung heroes that support people who are struggling with their mental health.
Read Trust Clinician Nominated for BBC All in the Mind Award…The bank holiday can be a welcome break for many, but for others, it may feel isolating, overwhelming, or emotionally challenging, especially when usual routines are disrupted, and many services are closed. If you’re struggling with your mental health this Easter bank holiday, you are not alone. Here’s how to find help and support during the long weekend.
Having a relative or friend as an inpatient at a psychiatric ward can be an incredibly challenging time. To address this, our Trust’s Recovery College, Acute and Urgent Service Line staff, and carers, have co-developed a new course called ‘Friendly Wards’. Designed to tackle some of the immediate needs of carers, the course is open to anyone caring for an individual who has been admitted onto a ward within the Trust.
Read Friendly Wards: Trust Recovery College launches new course for carers supporting inpatients…We celebrated a major milestone in our mental health awareness programme, having now trained 200 people in Mental Health First Aid courses. The achievement was marked with a special training session delivered for Healthwatch colleagues, and office staff working for Members of Parliament representing constituencies across South West London.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Trust celebrates training 200 local people in Mental Health First Aid…This Mental Health Awareness Week we took the opportunity to meet some of our amazing staff providing a range of professional support within the community through our Integrated Recovery Hubs.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Putting mental health services at the heart of our communities…The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week this year is community, and what better way to celebrate than by showcasing our 32-acre community asset located at the heart of Springfield Village in Tooting.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Welcoming our community to Springfield Park…Today, over 150 mental health leaders, clinicians, community partners, and people with lived experience of mental ill health gathered at Everyday Church in Wimbledon for the annual South West London Mental Health Conference.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Mental health conference brings south west Londoners together…As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, and in recognition of this year’s theme of community, we are proud to share R-I-S-E: From Pain to Purpose, a powerful short film created in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police. The film explores resilience, recovery, and the reality of living with mental health and substance use challenges.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: From struggle to strength: Paul’s journey of recovery and purpose…ForInternational Nurses Day we spoke to mental health nurse Dr. Rosemary Jambert-Gray, who is marking an incredible 50 years in nursing.
Read Celebrating 50 years of nursing with Dr. Rosemary Jambert-Gray…In honour of International Nurses Day, our Chief Nurse, Sharon Spain, shares a heartfelt message of thanks and recognition for the incredible dedication of our nursing teams across the Trust.
Read Happy International Nurses Day 2025!…We are proud to support Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, which runs from 12–18 May. Led by the Mental Health Foundation, their chosen theme for this year “Community” offers a powerful reminder that connection, belonging, and mutual support are fundamental to our mental wellbeing.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Celebrating the power of community …Patients and staff at Ellis Ward, Tolworth Hospital, recently celebrated the opening of a brand-new garden space. It provides a calm, welcoming area designed to support wellbeing and recovery.
Read Better Environments: New garden space opens at Tolworth Hospital…As our Trust marked the start of Tolworth Hospital’s £110m redevelopment, voices from those at the heart of mental health care took centre stage. Among the speakers at our groundbreaking ceremony last month were Ava and Howard Mintz, long-standing members of the Trust’s Lived Experience Network. Their presence reflected the Trust’s commitment to co-production and the vital role that patients and carers continue to play in shaping compassionate, patient-centred care in South West London.
Read Better Environments: Voices of lived experience lead the way at Tolworth Hospital…This Patient Experience Week is a chance to recognise the strength and hope that personal journeys bring to mental health care. At our Trust, we know that shared experiences with someone who understands helps many in their journey to recovery.
Read Matt's journey: from lived experience to supporting others…Our colleagues are working in lots of different ways to provide better care for our patients. To do this, we all need to make sure we are working towards the four principles of the Adult Patient Journey. Burntwood Villas rehabilitation service cares for people who may have spent a long time in inpatient services. It is designed to empower people to live as independently as possible before they rejoin the community.
Read Removing barriers to discharge in Burntwood Villas…In order to provide better care to our patients, clinicians are working in lots of different ways to tackle our challenges and working in line with the four principles of the Adult Patient Journey – that care:
Read Supporting Lavender Ward patients to avoid relapse with Sound Minds…
From Saturday 3 May 2025, extended bus routes will support improved transport and access for staff, patients and visitors travelling to and from Springfield Hospital, as well as residents of the new Springfield Village.
Read New bus routes open to support improved access to Springfield Hospital…