South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Interested in learning about how treating the body may help the mind?

Catch up on the latest Maudsley Talks lecture where Dr Toby Pillinger explored the growing recognition that mental and physical health are deeply interconnected and why people with mental illness face such extreme physical health inequalities.

Watch the full live stream now:

Maudsley Talks Lecture 4 - The Weight of Mental Illness: Why treating the body may help the mind Dr Toby Pillinger, an honorary consultant psychiatrist at South Lon...

The most common cause is cardiovascular disease and for decades, this crisis has remained hidden in plain sight.

Join us for the next lecture within the Maudsley Talks series where Dr Toby Pillinger will explore the growing recognition that mental and physical health are deeply interconnected and discuss why people with serious mental illness face such extreme physical health inequalities.

⏰When: Wednesday 27 May, 6:00-7:30pm
💻Where: Online, Teams

Find out more and sign-up now: https://ow.ly/XQfM50Z18oj

One week to go! Next Wednesday the Eating Disorders Unit will move from Bethlem Royal Hospital into their new home on the fourth floor of New Douglas Bennett House (NDBH).

NDBH is a £60m purpose-built facility featuring wards designed for service users’ needs with ensuite bathrooms and a more therapeutic environment, including access to a range of therapy and treatment rooms, outdoor balcony courtyards, quiet rooms, family rooms and multifaith spaces.

Work will be continuing to get the rest of NDBH ready to welcome patients and staff, and more services will move in from August.

Find out more here: https://ow.ly/Chvk50Z29vz

🙌What a night!

Last night we were joined by colleagues from across South London and Maudsley to celebrate the Trust’s tenth annual Staff Awards, recognising exceptional individuals and teams from across the organisation.

The milestone event honoured the compassion, resilience and dedication shown by staff every day, particularly in the face of increasing financial pressures and complex system-wide challenges over the last 12 months.

With a big thank you to Maudsley Charity for making this night possible, your 2026 Staff Awards winners are...

🏆Individual Awards category:
- Great Place to Work and Care Champion: Joseph Amune
- Leading and Inspiring: Aishat Sode
- The ‘Unsung Hero’ award: Stephen Antao
- Clinician of the Year: Ben Mieszkowski
- Chief Executive & Chair’s Individual Award: Gbenga Olokuntoye

🏆Team Awards
- Corporate Team of the Year: Central Peer Support Team
- Clinical Team of the Year: The Treatment Review & Assistance Team (TREAT), Lambeth
- Research & Development Award: PICuP Clinic, PMOA
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Lived Experience Network (LEN) Steering Committee
- Chief Executive and Chair’s Team Award: Legal Services

Congratulations once again to all those shortlisted and our winners!

Find out more about the night, including words from our Chair, Jane Bailey and Interim Chief Executive, Ade Odunlade: https://ow.ly/rkk850Z04cr

🌳 A new Tiny Forest is taking root at the ORTUS Cafe, Conferencing and Events Venue, thanks to a collaborative community planting day.

Colleagues from South London and Maudsley, King's College London and Maudsley Charity, alongside volunteers and local neighbours, helped bring the Tiny Forest to life. The session was led by SUGi, an organisation that creates “pocket forests” to build biodiversity and wellbeing in communities.

Volunteers dug planting holes and planted young saplings as part of an activity designed to be simple and accessible, regardless of gardening experience.

Find out more here: https://ow.ly/G2cT50YYTLs

📢 Join a Creative Workshop with Artist Daniel Regan
Saturday 30 May 2026, 2-4pm
Bethlem Gallery
Book your tickets via link in bio (£5/£20)

Join artist Daniel Regan for a two-hour creative workshop exploring methods of concealment.

This workshop accompanies the current exhibition Daniel Regan: (be)longing and relates to works by Daniel as part of the show including redacted documents, asemic writing works, and altered family photographs.

Participants will move through three connected activities: redacting a piece of text, rewriting it in an invented illegible script, and then working with a printed image to remove or obscure elements. You will leave with a small set of work.

Image: Installation view courtesy Daniel Regan.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Maudsley Charity
Arts Council England