The British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), both trade unions for doctors in the UK, have announced further strike action in October.

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Last week, community organisations came together with NHS and Local Authority Leaders in Sutton to launch the Be Well programme.

The Trust’s Springfield Hospital site in Tooting has undergone a major transformation. Two new state-of-the art mental health facilities, the Trinity and Shaftesbury buildings, now sit prominently at the heart of a growing new stigma-breaking community called Springfield Village.

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), both trade unions for doctors in the UK, have announced additional strike action for consultants and junior doctors this month.

In the summer of 2023, we opened the first 16 acres of Springfield Park for the public to enjoy. The first part of the park is home to a huge variety of plant and animal life as well as open ponds, gardens, paths and a footbridge. Among the hundreds of sustainably sourced trees and plants, there are around four acres of wild grass and flowers creating vital wildlife corridors.

A group of volunteers with lived experience of the impact of suicide have bravely opened up to share their experiences in a new film that aims to prevent deaths by expanding the conversation about suicide.

Ahead of their move into our new Shaftesbury building in October, staff and services users recently came together for a summer garden party. Attended by over 40 people, the event was an opportunity for everyone to come together, relax, and celebrate the completion of the fantastic new facility they will soon be moving into.

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) boundaries have extended from today.

The British Medical Association (BMA), a trade union for doctors in the UK, has announced 48 hours of consultant doctors’ strike action from 7am on Thursday 25 August until 7am on Saturday 26 August.

We are delighted that the Trust’s preceptorship programme has been shortlisted in the Preceptorship Programme of the Year category in the 2023 Nursing Times Workforce Awards.

In August we were delighted to host our first Black Minds Matter Summer School in the new Trinity building at Springfield Hospital. A group of 40 young people spent time learning about our services and the work we do, before putting our staff to the test in a speed networking session!

14 August, 5pm 

The issue with our phone lines has now been resolved. Anyone calling the hospital or our Mental Health Crisis Line (0800 028 8000) should get through as normal.

The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), have both announced junior doctors’ strikes that will run from 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August.

We are carrying out a survey to find out about the experiences of people who use our community mental health services. Hosted annually by the Care Quality Commission, the NHS Community Mental Health Survey is carried out by all NHS mental health trusts across the country.