In the latest Care Quality Commission report of people who use community mental health services 2018, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) is pleased to have been rated top in London, having scored 7.1 (out of 10) for overall patient experience as well as scoring the highest for six of the eleven domains (Health and Social Care Workers, Organising Care, Planning Care, Reviewing Care, Medicines and Overall Experience). 

We have been working to deliver first class modern mental healthcare facilities on our Springfield site. The programme, named the Estate Modernisation Programme (EMP), will deliver new hospital buildings in a community and parkland setting.

We would like to remind patients and carers to get their repeat prescriptions in plenty of time before the Christmas period. With Christmas fast approaching, please ensure you order and collect your repeat prescriptions before Christmas eve (24^th December).

On Thursday 29 November, staff from across South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust came together for our annual Quality Awards, an event which celebrates our staff and the fantastic work they do on a daily basis.

On Thursday 22 November, the Trust welcomed healthcare professionals, people living with OCD, carers, and members of the public to the Trust to learn more about OCD at our public event 'OCD: Where now? A discussion about future treatments'.

Deaf Mental Health Matters is an event designed for stakeholders (service users/carers/clinicians in both primary and secondary care/commissioners/third sector providers) to showcase the highly specialised mental health services for deaf people here at South West London and St. George’s Mental Health Trust and to raise awareness of the issues faced by people who are deaf and also have mental health problems in terms of accessing appropriate care and treatment.

On Friday 2 November, more than 100  exercise professionals from more than 35 different trusts and organisations around the country, came together at Springfield Hospital in Tooting, to discuss the importance of physical activity in treating both physical and mental health conditions and the increased recognition for addressing parity of esteem within mental health care.

On Friday, 2 November, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust announced the winners of the #upliftingimage 2018 digital photography competition.

South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust (SWLSTG), in partnership with the London Mayor’s Office, is working on a Thrive Mental Health Campaign to help develop specially trained Youth Mental Health First Aiders.

The Trust's Drugs and Therapeutics Committee is in the process of developing the next medicines optimisation strategy, an enabling strategy to the Trusts overarching strategy. We want to work with our stakeholders across South West London (Sutton, Merton, Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth) to shape the new strategy.

On Friday 19 October, South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust launched its service user and carer involvement plan.

Mental health nursing across south London is getting a boost thanks to three Trusts joining forces to improve learning and development, and career opportunities. Oxleas, South London and Maudsley, and South West London and St George’s mental health trusts - together serving more than 3.2 million people - have forged the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP).

The NHS in Sutton (Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group) and the London Borough of Sutton are working together to develop plans for the future of mental health and wellbeing services in Sutton. Mental health services aim to provide support and care for those suffering with mental illness. 

Following the success of last year’s campaign, South West London and St. George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is celebrating October Mental Health Month with a lot of events across south west London. Download our Full Event Calendar here. 

The connectivity on the PALS phone (020 3513 6150) has now been resolved.