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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.  

Peer Support Workers within our Adult Eating Disorder Service have created a range of resources to support people affected by an eating disorder, as well as family and friends, external services and GPs.

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!

The courses will take place at Springfield Hospital and will provide an understanding of common mental health issues, skills and information to support positive wellbeing, and knowledge and confidence to spot signs and symptoms and of mental ill health on a first-aid basis.

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.