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Rowena Creagh, a member of our Wandsworth Admin team, has been named as the final Exceptional People Award winner of 2024. Rowena joined the Trust in September and the extent of support that she has offered in such a short amount of time has already greatly impressed her colleagues. They said: “Rowena is always approachable, non-judgemental and friendly to our Forensic Outreach Service staff and patients.

The second annual South West London Mental Health Conference will return on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, we caught up with two colleagues on their time completing an apprenticeship alongside their full-time roles.  

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) and NHS Charities Together, provides free mental health training for local residents. So far, we have trained over 100 Champions!

This years’ Time to Talk Day focuses on bringing communities together to discuss mental health. To mark the occasion, we spoke with Rakesh, who recently completed the MHFA course.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has appointed Medirest to undertake cleaning and catering services across our inpatient and community sites. Medirest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, will support our organisation to provide the best possible experience and care to the communities of South West London From May 2025.

With a growing number of people in mental health crisis in Emergency Departments, teams across south west London are making changes to offer better support.  This includes the new NHS 111 ‘press 2’ service which has been running for almost a year.

Our crisis line provides 24/7 mental health crisis support to everyone in our community. Whether you need immediate help or advice, we're here for you.
We recently caught up with Triage Support Worker Jack to learn more about his role and what he enjoys most about the work he does.

A new digital tool, eMHA by Thalamos system, to support safer, quicker and more joined-up care for people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) has been introduced at South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust are pleased to launch additional free mental health training programme for local residents. Designed to break mental health stigma, raise mental health awareness and improve mental health literacy, the programme has so far trained over 130 community Champions as is still growing!

Emma Dancey has been named as the penultimate recipient of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award for 2024, having been selected as the November winner. Emma has worked as a Specialist Clinical Psychotherapist within the Richmond Wellbeing Service for two years, having re-joined the Trust after previously completing her Mental Health Nurse Training with us. 

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 recently spoke with Amaka, a Crisis Line Responder, to learn more about her role and the amazing work her team does to support people in crisis.

Our Crisis Line provides round-the-clock support to individuals facing urgent mental health challenges. Available to both adults and children, the service ensures that help is always just a call away, 24/7, every day of the year.
We recently spoke with Yetunde, Team Manager of the Crisis Line, to learn more about her role and the incredible work her team does to support those in crisis.

The Recovery Café is more than just a space, it is a lifeline for individuals in the community who need support. We spoke with Matthew, Manager of the South West London Recovery Café, to find out more about the vital support the cafés provide to the community.

Felicia, a Nursing Associate on Halswell Ward, has worked at the Trust since 2017 and has become a key member of the team – earning plenty of praise. Her colleagues said: “Felicia is a dedicated member of staff whom we can rely on during crises in the ward. She is always readily available to assist, is selfless, and strives to ensure that all patients under her care receive the support they need.

Trust staff, patients, and members of the community came together to sing carols and switch on the Christmas tree lights in Springfield’s Chapel Square on Thursday as part of the Trust's 30th birthday celebrations.

Find information about staying well and accessing help over the holidays for patients and service users currently under the care of our services.

The holidays can be a difficult time for some people, and some experiences during the festive period could make your mental health harder to manage. Here you will find information about how and where to access support for your mental health in South West London over the holidays.

This year we are delighted to be celebrating 30 years of South West London and St. George’s! Our Trust was first established in 1994 as The Pathfinder National Health Service NHS Trust before changing to its current name in 1999. So much more has changed over the past three decades - across our sites and our services, but also in terms of attitudes to mental health and mental illness. 

Today we mark a significant milestone in our Trust’s history - our 30th birthday!  It is a day to reflect on the contributions of our amazing staff, carers, volunteers and patients, who all make our Trust the special place it is.

Lorena Migdan, who works as the Security Operations Manager at the Trust, won the  Healthcare Woman Role Model Award  at the National Association of Health Care Security Awards (NAHS).