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The multimillion-pound transformation of Springfield University Hospital in South West London concluded this month as the new Shaftesbury building opened to patients and service users.

The new facility is home to the Trust’s specialist forensic services and follows the neighbouring Trinity building which opened in late 2022. Both facilities sit at the heart of the new Springfield Village community which includes hundreds of new homes, a public square, shops and a 32-acre public park – the largest opened in London since the 2012 Olympics.

It's that time of the year - the nominations for our Annual Staff Quality Awards are now open!

Earlier this month, NHS Providers marked World Mental Health Day by catching up with our Chair, Ann Beasley, and the director leading our Trust's transformation programme, Ian Garlington.

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The first part of Springfield Park was formally opened on 10 October – World Mental Health Day – as Fircroft Primary School visited Springfield Village.

For some, flu and COVID-19 are unpleasant. But for many, particularly those with certain health conditions, older people and pregnant women, they can be very dangerous and even life-threatening. Every winter, thousands die from flu and people can still get very ill or die from COVID-19. Catching both viruses over winter increases the risk of serious illness even further.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has today announced the launch of a free new mental health training programme for local residents.

The Wandsworth Individual Placement Support (IPS) service has been awarded a ‘Good Fidelity’ rating by IPS Grow for helping people find and keep employment as part of their mental health recovery.

Congratulations to Shalini Ramguttee, our Nursing Associate Development Lead, who has been named as a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) London region Rising Star of 2023!

The Rising Star Awards are part of RCN London’s celebrations for Black History Month. The awards recognise nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students from London’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic nursing community who have made an outstanding contribution to health and social care in the capital over the past year.

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.