Health and education for the community at Barnes
As part or our Better Environments programme, we are redeveloping Barnes Hospital to become a new mixed-used community made up of healthcare, housing and education, bringing our services closer to the community.
We are investing £11m to develop a new outpatient facility which will sit alongside a new Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) school, developed by LocatED, an arms-length body of the Department for Education.
We have been working with patients, carers, staff and our wider community on the development and design of our new facility for a number of years. Early works began in spring 2024, with construction beginning later in 2025 for delivery in 2026.
During the development there will be no disruption to local services. In 2023, all our teams previously based at Barnes relocated to temporary accommodation at Livingston House in Teddington where they will remain for the duration of the construction phase.
Once complete, all adult community mental health services will relocate to Barnes Hospital — children and young people's outpatient services will operate from the new Richmond Royal Health Centre form late 2024 as described below.
We will continue to work closely with our community and our neighbours throughout the build phase to support a smooth construction programme at Barnes.
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