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Transforming our environments
We have a proud history of providing innovative mental health care across South West London. However, our aging estate has brought a number of challenges.
Until recently, we provided mental health services from facilities at Springfield Hospital that were over 150 years old. Springfield was built in 1840 as one of the first county asylums. Mental health services have also been provided at Tolworth Hospital for decades and many of the buildings there have long been out of use and are unsuitable for modern mental healthcare.
Through the sale of surplus land not required for our services, and with some additional funding, we are investing nearly £300m through our Better Environments Programme to develop new facilities across Wandsworth, Richmond and Kingston in line with local consultations.
Breaking stigma, investing in our future
In total, our estates transformation is supporting more than £1bn of investment in South West London across healthcare and urban development - boosting our local economy and delivering social, commercial and wellbeing benefits for our communities.
At the same time, this innovative programme is reimagining a new social landscape for our hospitals. Across South West London we are working to open up our sites to break mental health stigma and transform the relationships we have with our local communities for the better.
Throughout this journey we have been working hand-in-hand with the people we serve. Co-design, collaboration and engagement with our staff, patients, carers, service users, and wider community have been a central part of creating our new environments. Overall, our estate developments have been informed by hundreds of meetings, seminars and workshops with people across our communities.
Our plans for Tolworth's redevelopment follow careful consultation with service users, carers and staff, over a number of years.
We have also worked closely with local councillors and community groups as we have progressed on this journey:
Following the £150m redevelopment of Springfield Hospital in Wandsworth, the Trust is planning to invest over £100m to transform Tolworth Hospital in Kingston.
Early works are due to begin shortly ahead of construction scheduled for late 2024. The new facilities will provide first-class environments for mental healthcare, giving people the best chance to recover in the best environments. This will also improve the experience of everyone who uses, works or comes into contact with mental health services in South West London, supporting our wider Trust mission, Making Life Better Together.
Working with our master developer, STEP (Springfield & Tolworth Estate Partnership), we plan to remove old and unused buildings at the centre of the site and replace them with state-of-the-art facilities. These will provide accommodation for five existing wards, four of which will relocate from older facilities at Springfield and one which is already based at Tolworth.
With plans for seven wards to operate at Tolworth from 2027, this will also enable the Trust to rebalance service provision across South West London, with a similar number of wards operating from both major inpatient centres from 2027.
We are delighted that early works are now getting underway at Tolworth. Between March and December 2024 this will include:
Click here to view a detailed site map showing the latest works (June 2024)
Our current approved working hours are:
Please click here to register for our monthly construction 'look ahead' - this email will provide detailed updates each month on works planned.
Keeping in touch
Throughout the duration of the programme residents will be able to get in touch with us via email at BetterEnvironments@swlstg.nhs.uk. This email inbox is monitored 9am - 5pm from Monday to Friday and we aim to proivde responses within five working days.
Please note the any emails sent to this address may be shared with colleagues at our Master Developer STEP, and main cotnractor Sir Robert McAlpine, to faciliate responses where site management is concerned. Alternatively you can contact the Sir Robert McAlpine team directly at Tolworth@srm.com.
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This e-newsletter will provide a minimum of two updates each year as works progress on site.
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