Richmond CAMHS assistant psychologist Nicola Dalrymple and some of our young experts by experience have won a national award for their hard work developing the Trust’s new Child Friendly Safeguarding Policy.

We are pleased to invite you to our Annual Public Meeting which will be held online on Thursday 21 July, from 5:30pm – 7.30pm (login from 5:00pm).

We know that it is important for people admitted to hospital to have regular contact with family and friends, however it is also vital that we keep people safe from infection while coronavirus continues to be in general circulation.

If you’re suffering from anxiety, depression or low mood, your job – or lack of one – can be a major factor in your recovery. For many people too, work is the source of the stress that made them unwell in the first place, with the prospect of returning a real barrier to better mental well-being.

A mum has paid tribute to the perinatal mental health service at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust for the specialist care and support she received following the birth of her second baby.

Please be advised that the main entrance to Storey Building at Springfield will be closed from Monday 25 April to Monday 6 June.

This is to facilitate the construction hard and soft landscaping for the Storey and new Shaftsbury building entrance.

Storey will be open as usual but access will be diverted via its car park as show in the attached and will be clearly signposted.

For any questions please email EstateModernisation@swlstg.nhs.uk 

For immediate support on site management and maintenance issues please call the Facilities Helpdesk on 020 3513 6900. 

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NHS services in south west London are open over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend for those requiring urgent care.

A new pilot project offering a safe and private space for people to attend virtual appointments has opened at the Talk Wandsworth hub in Tooting.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything that South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does. This means we are determined to create an inclusive culture where all our service users experience fairness and equality of access, treatment and outcomes. A culture where all colleagues feel a sense of belonging, where we are able to bring our authentic selves to work and able to achieve our full potential.

We know that it is important for people admitted to hospital to have regular contact with family and friends, however it is also vital that we keep people safe from infection while coronavirus continues to be in general circulation.

Vanessa Robinson has been named the recipient of the Trust’s first Exceptional People Award, having been selected as the winner for January 2022.

The local community is being invited to review the revised plans for Tolworth Hospital which is being redeveloped by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

The Trust is developing modern mental health facilities at Tolworth that will provide the best environments for recovery and care.

Minister for Care and Mental Health Gillian Keegan MP visited the Eating Disorders Day Unit at Springfield Hospital in Tooting to launch Eating Disorders Awareness Week which this year takes place from 28 February – 6 March.

Gillian met and spoke to staff about the specialist support and treatment the day unit and outpatient community team provides to people living with eating disorders in south west London. Gillian was joined by Ann Beasley, Trust Chair, Sharon Spain, Director of Nursing, Dr Ewa Zadeh, Clinical Lead for Eating Disorders and Natalie Stevens, Day Unit Manager.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is proud to have advanced in the standings for the 2022 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index (WEI). This year, out of 403 submissions, the Trust has placed 160^th with a score of 70.5. This is a significant improvement from the 2020 placement of 307^th with a score of 56, and the 2019 placement of 384^th with a score of 21.5.

We are inviting our community to join us for a series of engagement events in early March 2022 to find out more about the revised plans for Tolworth Hospital.