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Whether you're a patient, carer, a healthcare professional making a referral, or worried about a friend or family member, if you need urgent mental health support, you can call our Mental Health Crisis Line 24/7 on  0800 028 8000.  

We have been shocked by the unrest which has been taking place across the country over the past week. The suffering experienced by the people of Southport, along with others affected by the violence there, is unimaginable. 

The South-West London Integrated Care Board suicide prevention programme and South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust have joined forces in hosting this year’s suicide prevention conference - a yearly commitment within our own Suicide Prevention Strategy.

We are pleased to announce that our Annual Public Meeting (APM) will be held face-to-face at our Trust Headquarters,  Springfield Hospital , on Wednesday 18 September 2024, from 4:30pm – 7.30pm.

Diana Mukonoweshuro has been named as the next recipient of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award, having been selected as the June 2024 winner.

We’re excited to share the news and to welcome Ashton Ntuli as our new Chief Operating Officer. Ashton takes over from Jen Allan, who will be moving on from her role after four years to become the Executive Director of Operations for South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust this autumn.

We were delighted to welcome students from Surbiton High School to Kingston CAMHS at Tolworth Hospital for a two-day visit as part of their activity week, Soul in the Community, which was about giving back to the local community.

South London Listens is a collaboration of thousands of people, and a wide range of organisations, to address challenges that affect the health and wellbeing of people in south London – and to bring about real change.

Earlier this month, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust was delighted to host a delegation of Ukrainian mental health experts in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care.

All three patients have now been returned safely to Springfield Hospital. An internal investigation will commence today.

Local people of all ages who have urgent mental health concerns can get specialist NHS help, advice and clinical support when needed by phone, 24/7, through south London’s NHS 111 for Mental Health service.

Wisteria ward at Springfield Hospital has a wonderful new garden thanks to the creativity and hard work of the ward’s young patients who designed it.

Abiodun, who is known by colleagues as Vincent, i s the Ward Manager on Ward 1 and has been at the Trust for 13 years, joining in July 2011. He is known as someone who is extremely passionate about his role, and as someone who takes on feedback, constantly working to make life on Ward 1 easier for all.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ebele Akojie, James Watson-O’Neill OBE and Dr Iram Sattar MBE as non-executive directors.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will be participating in strike action from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust’s (SWLSTG’s) Chief Operating Officer, Jen Allan, has announced her decision to move on from her role after four years.

This month we celebrated Learning Disability Week (17-23 June) with staff from our learning disability services who took the time to tell us about their roles and the important work they do, as well as the things they do to support their patients to feel seen, heard and valued, which is the theme for this year's awareness week. 

The Sutton Individual Placement Support (IPS) service has been awarded the ‘Good’ Quality Kite Mark by IPS Grow for their efforts helping people find paid employment as part of their recovery.

It is that time of the year – the South West London and St George’s Summer Street Party is back. This year the party will celebrate 30 years of the Trust, as well as the amazing work of our staff and communities through the year. The parties also provide the opportunity to bring together our patients, their carers, and our local communities.