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David Bradley Announces Retirement After 43 Years of Transformative NHS Leadership
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive set to retire, leaving lasting legacy in mental health services....
Community mental health survey 2025 – give us your views and help us to improve services
The NHS Community Mental Health Survey is now underway....
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Honouring our Armed Forces Community this Remembrance Day: Eliza’s reflections
From now until Remembrance Day, we will be sharing the reflections on what remembrance means to our staff who are members of the Armed Forces Community. This community is a space for veteran...
Driving Change Through Partnership – Reflections from Jane Bailey, Chair of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
On 21 October 2025, I had the privilege of joining over 950 people at St George’s Cathedral in Southwark for the South London Listens Citizens Health Assembly – a vibrant, community-led ev...
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We aim to actively promote awareness and understanding around mental health conditions and give a well-informed and balanced account of what we do, within the boundaries of our duty of confidentiality.
Please contact us with any requests for information or expert insight into mental health issues. We have a duty to our patients and colleagues, and reserve the right to decline media requests if there is any potential conflict with the interests of the organisation.
You can reach us during office hours on 020 3228 2963 or via communications@slam.nhs.uk
For urgent out-of-hours requests please contact the switchboard on 020 3228 6000 and you will be put through to a member of the Communications Team.
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If you are a patient or visitor in one of our sites, please respect the privacy and dignity of our patients and do not take photos.
We often receive requests to film or take photos on our sites from film crews or professional photographers. All requests must be made through the Communications Team and a member of the team will accompany you for the duration of the shoot.
Media guidelines on reporting suicide and self-harm
Samaritans provide support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. They have created created a resources hub with advice on how to safely cover suicide and self-harm in the media.
