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The National Deaf CAMHS Outpatients Team has been nominated for the Claire Campbell Outstanding Achievement Award, in recognition of their  dedication to providing specialist, compassionate care for young people and their families.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has announced that Steve Gillard will be joining as its new University Non-Executive Director, while Humaira Ashraf, Associate Non-Executive Director, will be stepping down after two years of dedicated service.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that resident doctors will be participating in strike action from 7am on Friday 14 November until 7am on Wednesday 19 November.

We’re delighted to share that two of our colleagues and teams have been shortlisted for this year’s Capital CSW Awards, taking place on Tuesday 18 November.

To mark the changing seasons, Burntwood Villas Inpatient Community Rehabilitation Service hosted two seasonal group activities to bring patients and staff together for an autumn celebration of creativity, collaboration, and connection.

Your feedback helps us celebrate great care and make meaningful improvements to our services! Fill out our year-end stakeholder survey and share your experience with us. 

We’re delighted to welcome Kingston and Richmond Tier 2 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust from 1 November 2025.

SWLSTG is proud to publish our WRES and WDES reports and posters reflecting our 2024-2025 data, and our Core Five action plan for 2025-2026. 

The South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust Charitable Fund hosted a quiz night with all proceeds going straight to the Trust’s winter appeal.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how healthcare is delivered across the NHS. At its core, AI is a set of tools designed to support people, not replace them.

Ward One at Springfield Hospital benefits from two outdoor courtyards, but until recently, one of them remained underused. Find out how the space has been transformed. 

New resources are now available to support local people, healthcare partners, and community leaders and organisations in signposting to key NHS mental health services across south west London. The new 'Know where to turn' mental health signposting toolkit includes a range of printable and digital resources designed to raise awareness of the support available for people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those in crisis.

Earlier this week, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Eugenie and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein of Jordan visited Springfield University Hospital in Tooting to explore the transformative role of art in mental health care.  Led in partnership with arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms, the visit shone a spotlight on Springfield’s innovative art programme which was completed in 2023.

Daniel Page has been named the 2025 winner of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award. Daniel currently works in the Acute and Urgent Care service, has been at the Trust since July 2024, previously working as an Occupational Therapist in the Community Service.

In the spring we launched a competition inviting naming suggestions for our new hospital building at Tolworth. Find out the winning name!

Ashton Ntuli, Chief Operating Officer at our Trust, reflects on World Mental Health Day and highlights key support available across South West London.

In September, the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP) held the fifth annual quality summit for improving adult eating disorders. 

Nurse-led and purpose-built, the Lotus Assessment Suite provides a calm, safe space for people experiencing acute mental health crises - offering timely assessments, compassionate care, and a pathway to recovery.

Elisabetta Mazza, a Healthcare Assistant on Bluebell Ward, has been selected as the latest recipient of the Trust’s Exceptional People Award. She has been a valued member of the Trust for the past eight years.

Our Trust Chief Executive, Vanessa Ford shares how the new NHS 10 Year Plan offers an important opportunity for change: "The new NHS 10 Year Plan offers us the opportunity to rewrite the mental health story.  The plan brings promise - and challenge - for mental health care. Its vision to shift from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital is ambitious. The challenge now lies in delivery, hand in hand with the people it's designed to help."