Library services

We provide a library and knowledge service for all staff and students across the Trust wherever you are based.

Staff and students are automatically members once a Trust email address has been allocated.

All the services listed are free and can be tailored to your needs so please get in touch:

• Literature Search Service – we provide a search of the literature for you to identify journal articles, documents, books, websites and resources;
• Current Awareness Service – we keep you up to date with journal tables of contents, evidence bulletins and newsletters;
• Document Delivery Service – we order journal articles and books from other libraries for you and email/post them to you;
• Enquiry Service – we answer enquiries by email, phone and in person;
• Training opportunities – we train you how to use online resources;
• Other Libraries – join St George’s Library, University of London for full borrowing rights and for walk-in access to St George’s electronic resources.

Both our libraries provide:

• Quiet study spaces
• Access to computers, printing, photocopying, scanning and shredding facilities
• Books to borrow
• Online access to a range of-journals, e-books, health and social care databases, quality evidence-based online resources, Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Online, and funded CPD resources via the RCP and BAP.

Register for an OpenAthens account at: openathens.nice.org.uk/

Where to find us

Access: The library is available 24/7. If your ID card does not allow access to Storey, please update your ID card at the Gate Lodge at Springfield.

Access: Use your swipe card between 8am-8pm. If you do not have a swipe card please contact the reception staff located on the 1^st Floor, Acacia Unit. You will need the library door code – please contact your librarians or ask the reception staff.

Guidelines and protocols

To help our staff stay up to date and informed on latest practice, we issue regular guidance and advice as below:

Shared care agreements

Click here to see the shared care agreement.

Medicine Information Service

The Medicines Information Service is available to healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives, dentists, dieticians etc.) working in primary and secondary care. For patients across the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth the service is available via the Medicines Helpline.

Submitting a Medicines Information Enquiry

If you are a healthcare professional, please use this webform to contact us.If you are a patient, please contact us via the Medicines Helpline.

ADHD Medicines

• Changing from Concerta to Xenidate

Depression and Anxiety

• Citalopram/Escitalopram flowchart
• Depression and anxiety treatment guidelines
• Doxepin withdrawal guidance
• Dosulepin withdrawal guidance & patient leaflet
• Position statement on the prescribing of dosulepin
• Trimipramine withdrawal guidance

Mood Stabilisers

•  Treatment with Mood Stabilisers Guideline

Psychosis

• Administration of Injections Guidance and SOP
• Clozapine acute hospital guide
• GASS and clozapine questionnaire
• Standard information for discharge of clients on depot
• Treatment with antipsychotics
• TWC21m Clozapine Policy

Other Medicines Guidance

• Deprescribing policy
• Drug Dependence Prescribing Policy
• Medicines Formulary policy
• Medicine Stock List for other hospital
• Recommended ongoing physical monitoring of Psychotropic medication for GPs

Other guidelines 

• Holding powers under the mental health act
• Management of common and selected psychiatric emergencies
• Mental health and place of safety
• Safe staffing guidance
• Standardised mini mental state examination
• Understanding psychosis and schizophrenia (BPS guidelines)

NICE guidance

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) advises the National Health Service (NHS) regarding treatments that should be made available. You can read their appraisals on the use of medicines which are relevant to the services we provide, here.

Key clinical contacts

You can find specific contact information for services in our  A-Z of services.

Executive directors

Dr Billy Boland - Medical Director

Sharon Spain- Director of Nursing and Quality Standards

Clinical directors

Dr Diana Cassell- Clinical Director Child and Adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and All Age Eating Disorders (ED)

Dr Victoria Hill - Clinical Director, Community Service line 

Dr Charlotte Harrison - Clinical Director, Acute and Urgent Care

Dr Lola Velazquez - Clinical Director, Specialist Service Line: which will include Forensics, Deaf services, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Neuropsychiatry, our Rehab wards, Cognition and Mental Health in Ageing and Neurodevelopmental services

Professional leads

Seema Shah - Chief Pharmacist

Helen Miles  - Head of Therapies

Ian Petch- Associate Director of Psychology and Psychotherapies

Paula Robins - Director of Nursing

Information for GPs

You can contact our Primary Care Liaison Team if you are having any issues accessing our services or contacting specialists.