Following an update from Kier, it is clear that the final completion of the construction of the new Broadmoor Hospital is taking longer than originally envisaged. While we are, naturally, very disappointed by this, we are working with Kier to ensure that the outstanding issues are resolved as soon as possible. Our overriding priority is the […]
Chief Executive Carolyn Regan and Medical Director Jose Romero-Urcelay joined leaders of more than 50 organisations in London to sign an historic Charter for Equal Health and launch Equally Well UK, a new nationwide collaborative. The charter offers a vision for improved physical health support for anyone living in the UK with a severe mental illness. […]
Chief Executive Carolyn Regan has been shortlisted today as ‘Chief Executive of the Year’ in the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. Carolyn is one of seven chief executives from across the country to be shortlisted.
The new Summer/Autumn edition of our magazine @WestLondon is out now and available for download. Read about our “good” rating from the CQC for Broadmoor, the opening of a new home for our Recovery College in Brentford, our celebrations for the 70th birthday of the NHS, and the many great activities our staff have been […]
All NHS inpatient units under Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) are required to undertake a non-clinical assessment each year. The PLACE assessments were undertaken in the spring of 2018. The results have been validated and were officially released on Thursday 16 August 2018. West London Mental Health continues to make improvements across […]
West London Mental Health NHS Trust’s crisis response teams are operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as of 6 August. Up to now, anyone calling our 0300 1234 244 helpline would have been unable to access crisis care in the community or at home, at night or at weekends. It would have […]
BROADMOOR HOSPITAL MOVES UP TO ‘GOOD’ CQC RATING Broadmoor Hospital has been rated as “good” overall in a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), 18 months after its inspectors said it “required improvement”. The hospital, which is run by West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT), was rated “outstanding” for caring and “good” […]
Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury opened a brand new training facility to help local people recover from their mental health illnesses last Friday (20 July) West London Mental Health NHS Trust’s Brentford Recovery College offers over 50 courses, which help people to manage their mental health condition, improve their physical health and return to […]
West London Mental Health Trust welcomed HRH Princess Alexandra to the Cassel Hospital in Ham, to open a new memorial garden as part of the NHS’s 70th birthday celebrations on Thursday 5 July. The Cassel Hospital works with people with severe personality disorder and complex trauma and 2018 also marks the 70th anniversary of its […]
Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive of West London Mental Health Trust, commented on the Government’s recent announcement on NHS funding: “The Prime Minister has announced a significant funding boost for the NHS. Timed to coincide with its 70th anniversary in July, the Government has committed to an extra £20bn a year for the NHS by 2023. […]