South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides the widest range of services in the UK for people with mental health problems or an addiction to drugs or alcohol. SLaM provides care and treatment for children, adults and older people living in south London, and specialist services for people from across the country who experience mental health problems such as psychosis. The Trust manages a wide range of hospital and community-based services.

SLaM works closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. This partnership means that lessons learned from research can be used to develop better treatment locally, throughout the UK and across the world. The two organsiations jointly host the UK’s only specialist National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health.

SLaM is also part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), which also involves King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts. The work of King’s Health Partners will allow patients to benefit from breakthroughs in medical science and receive the newest and best treatment at the earliest possible opportunity.

Find out more about South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust by visiting the website or calling 0800 731 2864.