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At our Trust, our peer support workers and lived experience practitioners help shape and deliver high-quality mental health services. Collaborating closely with clinical teams, crisis cafés, the Recovery College, and voluntary sector partners, they help to ensure that care is compassionate, person-centred, and informed by lived experience. In this Q&A, we speak with Freweini, one of our lived experience practitioners, to explore the value of lived experience in mental health services and how her role contributes to recovery and well-being for both individuals and the wider community.

The Easter 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.

We’re proud to launch a new, co-designed campaign aimed at reducing incidents of violence and aggression across our Trust. At the heart of the campaign is a clear and meaningful message: treating each other with kindness and respect. Colleagues told us how important it is to feel valued, respected, and safe at work—and this campaign reflects those voices. It reminds us all that just as we care deeply for our patients, we too deserve to be treated with care and kindness.

Last week, the spiritual and pastoral care team invited service users, colleagues, and visitors to join the late celebrations at Springfield Hospital.

Xinyu Yao has been named as the next recipient of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award, having been selected as the February 2025 winner. Xinyu works in the Procurement Team as a Buyer and joined the Trust in April 2024 after previously working in the fashion industry.

Following last week’s ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony, the £110m redevelopment of Tolworth Hospital in Kingston has begun. One important task remains – naming our new building! The name will give the building a distinct identity, helping establish it as a modern facility equipped to support local people for many years to come. The winning entry will be announced later this year. 

We’re pleased to announce that South West London and St George’s have been awarded £296,051 to install solar panels at Tolworth Hospital.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust today announced the start of Tolworth Hospital’s £110m redevelopment. Patients, carers, NHS staff and leaders from across the region came together in Kingston, South West London, to celebrate the milestone at a special ‘Groundbreaking Ceremony’.

The transition from incarceration to reintegration into society is a critical one . A unique collaborative project spearheaded by employment specialist Chris Hamilton, who has experience working within the prison system, aims to support offenders due for release.   

South West London and St George’s has scored 97% in the latest Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) survey.

After an extraordinary career spanning over five decades in the NHS, Suresh will be retiring this March, marking the end of an incredible journey. With 38 years of dedicated service at South West London and St George’s, he has been a passionate advocate for staff, a committed union activist, and a beloved colleague.  As he approaches this milestone, Suresh looks back on his journey and the memories he's made with the Trust.

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. 

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this year we are spotlighting the incredible women at our Trust who have been recognised for their outstanding contributions. 

We are proud to introduce our amazing 2025 fundraisers, who are taking on incredible challenges to support our Trust’s Charity. From the London Marathon and Brighton Marathon to the Thames Turbo Triathlon, these dedicated individuals are going the extra mile to raise vital funds.

Staff Nurse Harriet Rice has been named our first Exceptional People Award winner in 2025! Harriet joined the Trust in January 2023 and worked on both Bluebell Ward and Corner House before joining the Deaf CAMHS London Community Team. She was nominated for this award by her colleagues, who said: “In every way, Harriet embodies our values, creating a positive and supportive atmosphere that uplifts both the people they work with and those they serve. 

Works have been ongoing at Tolworth Hospital in Kingston as we prepare for its £110m redevelopment to commence later this month. As part of the final stage of this 'Early Works' programme, new routes are being installed in some areas of the site to improve access for staff, patients, carers and visitors.