More than 180 residents from streets in the vicinity of Springfield Hospital attended a meeting organised by the local MP, Sadiq Khan, on February 26^th to protest about plans to redevelop the Springfield Hospital site.

Senior Managers from South West London and St. George’s Mental Health Trust explained to the meeting that urgent improvements to the current facilities for children and adults with mental health needs on the site could only be undertaken if funds were raised through commercial development on the site.

A day patient at the Hospital stressed the therapeutic value of space and calm for people in mental distress and felt that the massive development – 1200 housing units and 10 years of building work would be very detrimental to patient well being. The views of in-patients were not heard at the meeting but neighbouring residents objected strongly on the grounds of over-development and congestion.

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