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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.

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.

Springfield Village is a new stigma-breaking community at the heart of Wandsworth with new mental health facilities, hundreds of new homes and a recently opened 32-acre park.  Barratt London and AND London are now inviting artists, designers and creative practitioners to contribute to this neighbourhood through two major commissions.

In the run up to Christmas our Trust Charity hand delivered a ‘Party in a box’ to every inpatient ward – full to the brim with  things to help staff and patients celebrate the festive season in style.

We are here to help you, or the person you care for, to stay well and get support if needed.

From tackling health inequalities and transforming our environments, to celebrating our exceptional people, here’s a look back at what we’ve achieved together in 2025.

Trust staff, patients, and members of the community came together to sing carols and switch on the Christmas tree lights in Springfield Park – hosted by ToastStores café.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that resident doctors will be participating in strike action from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22 December.

We’re reviewing how people access urgent mental health support in South West London, and we need your views to help shape our next steps. Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey and share your feedback.

A new online directory has been launched to help people across Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth find local health, wellbeing and community support more easily.

Improvements in our quality of care have driven the Trust’s improved position in the mental health trust league tables. Each Trust in England is placed into this table, with quarterly ratings published, based on a range of measures including quality of care, operational performance, and financial stability.

This year, we’re adding a special touch of warmth and celebration with our We Care Festive Celebration. The Trust Charity is inviting donations to help us deliver a bespoke party-in-a-box to every ward. Each box will include festive decorations, treats and goodies to help bring a sense of celebration and comfort to patients and staff on Christmas Day, while recognising and respecting the many other cultural and religious festivities observed during this season.