Springfield University Hospital

Name :

Springfield University Hospital

Address  :

Building 15, 2nd Floor,
61 Glenburnie Road

Town  :

London

State  :

Greater London

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

SW17 7DJ

Phone  :

020 3513 5000

Web URL  :


Description

We serve 11 million people across the London boroughs of Kingston Merton Richmond Sutton and Wandsworth and employ more than 2000 staff who provide care and treatment to about 20000 people from south west London and beyond at any given moment

We have a long history of innovation that has helped to redefine the mental health landscape in the UK We have more than 100 clinical teams across the Trust working to make sure that high quality patient centred care is our key priorityThe emphasis of our services is on recovery which means helping people to get on with their lives and to focus on the things that are important to them

Our Trust headquarters are in the impressive grounds of Springfield University Hospital in Tooting with major inpatient services provided from Tolworth hospital in Kingston and Queen Marys hospital in Roehampton We also operate in many other community locations in London and the south east

We provide community and outpatient services in each of the boroughs we serve and provide many national services such as those for people with eating disorders and OCD as well as national deaf services

Our staff are among some of the most advanced and experienced practitioners in their fields and we are proud of the positive impact our mental health services have for both patients and the wider community We invest in research innovation and training in mental health and are connected to a number of academic and research organisations

Our clinical expertise has led us to develop and contribute to groundbreaking national policies We also regularly receive visitors to transfer knowledge and share good practice From community outreach to informing government policy we are working with you and for you to provide the best in mental health care


History

We serve 11 million people across the London boroughs of Kingston Merton Richmond Sutton and Wandsworth and employ more than 2000 staff who provide care and treatment to about 20000 people from south west London and beyond at any given moment

We have a long history of innovation that has helped to redefine the mental health landscape in the UK We have more than 100 clinical teams across the Trust working to make sure that high quality patient centred care is our key priorityThe emphasis of our services is on recovery which means helping people to get on with their lives and to focus on the things that are important to them

Our Trust headquarters are in the impressive grounds of Springfield University Hospital in Tooting with major inpatient services provided from Tolworth hospital in Kingston and Queen Marys hospital in Roehampton We also operate in many other community locations in London and the south east

We provide community and outpatient services in each of the boroughs we serve and provide many national services such as those for people with eating disorders and OCD as well as national deaf services

Our staff are among some of the most advanced and experienced practitioners in their fields and we are proud of the positive impact our mental health services have for both patients and the wider community We invest in research innovation and training in mental health and are connected to a number of academic and research organisations

Our clinical expertise has led us to develop and contribute to groundbreaking national policies We also regularly receive visitors to transfer knowledge and share good practice From community outreach to informing government policy we are working with you and for you to provide the best in mental health care
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