Friends of Surbiton and Tolworth Health Community
History of Tolworth Hospital
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Tolworth Hospital was originally built as an 'isolation' Hospital in 1889 and was known as Tolworth Joint Isolation Hospital. The South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust was formed in 1994.
The Trust provides mental health and social care service to the residents of Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Boroughs, as well as a number of specialist regional and national services. The purpose of the Hospital is to provide safe, effective and efficient mental health care and other services for the benefit of these communities.
The Strategic Objectives are:
The Strategic Objectives are:
- To develop innovative approaches that enhance and transform service delivery.
- To work with service users, carers and partners in the design and delivery of prevention and care.
- To facilitate recovery in the community by developing effective approaches to prevention and care.
- To develop relationships, alliances and business opportunities that improve access, responsiveness and service range.
- To provide consistent high quality, safe services.
- To provide services that offer improved value.
The Trust works in partnership with colleagues in primary care, local authorities and the non-statutory sector to:
Services available in South West London
Services available nationwide
The Trust also provides education, training and research in partnership with St George's University of London, Kingston University, London South Bank University, King's College London, University of Surrey, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and Brunel University.
- Promote mental health and improve awareness of its importance,
- Support people mental health problems and their families,
- Provide care and treatment to the highest standards,
- Help schools and employers to challenge stigma.
Services available in South West London
- Inpatient, outpatient and community services for children, adults and older people with mental health problems,
- Inpatient and community services for people with mental health problems who have been through the criminal justice system.
- The Trust also hosts the South West London Recovery College
Services available nationwide
- Learning disability services for children and adults with mental health problems.
- Mental health services for Deaf children and adults.
- Eating disorders services for children and adults.
- Personality disorder services.
- Services for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and body-dysmorphic disorders.
- Perinatal unit for mothers and their babies.
- Traumatic stress service.
The Trust also provides education, training and research in partnership with St George's University of London, Kingston University, London South Bank University, King's College London, University of Surrey, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and Brunel University.
Acknowledgement: South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust
http://www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/about-us/our_work_and_services/
http://www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk/about-us/our_work_and_services/
