First ever alpaca visit benefits patients on Edgcumbe dementia ward
It is not every day you see alpacas on a hospital ward. This week, Wayfarer and Thunderball from Lakemoor Alpacas visited the Edgcumbe unit on the Mount Gould Hospital site in Plymouth. Edgcumbe is a specialist mental health unit providing short term assessment and...
Join The Wellbeing Walk Initiative
The wellbeing walk provides a safe space for exercising. The Women’s Wellbeing Walk, a collaboration between Livewell Southwest’s Wellbeing team, OneYou Plymouth, and the Ramblers, is offering a 'safety in numbers' approach for women to be active outdoors. A recent...
Apprenticeships Creating New Nurses at Livewell Southwest
International Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 May each year to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale. It presents an opportunity to celebrate the remarkable difference that is made by nurses across the world. This will be the first International Nursing...
Specialist District Nurses working to help older people live independently and well at home
Community healthcare is expanding and our district nursing team continues to grow to offer advanced person-centred care at home. More of our nurses have increased responsibility for patients with complex needs and those with long term conditions. Livewell Southwest...
Jonathan’s funny take on being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in his thirties
When Jonathan Firmin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he started making t-shirts to heIp raise awareness. The slogans read “No need for electric toothbrushes” and “I make a perfect cocktail shaker.” He hoped it would break the ice when people saw him and open up a...
50 year old Paul on 50 half marathons in 50 weeks
When former Plymouth Argyle physiotherapist Paul Maxwell turned 50 years old in July 2023, he decided to set himself a challenge - not only for his body, but his mind too. He promised to run a half marathon, every week of the following year. Paul hopes it will...
HSJ Partnership Awards 2024: Our Admiral Nurse Transitions of Care Service take home bronze!
Our Admiral Nurse Transitions of Care Service is thrilled to have won a ‘bronze award’ for their work supporting families affected by dementia across transitions of care. The team is a partnership between Livewell Southwest, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS...
YOU CAN NOW CALL NHS 111 IF YOU ARE IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
There is now a single phone number if you or a loved one ever need urgent support in a mental health crisis – call NHS111 and select the mental health option. You will be connected to the corresponding local service based on your location. The First Response...
Responding to major incident following discovery of an unexploded bomb – through the eyes of health and social care workers
The evacuation of residents was the largest that Plymouth has seen in peace time. More than ten thousand people were told to leave their homes after an unexploded ordnance was discovered buried in the back garden of a house in Keyham where building works were being...
Major Incident Updates (Keyham – February 2024)
A major incident was established by the police in relation to an unexploded World War II device in Keyham. All public updates will be made at regular intervals via Plymouth City Council on Facebook, X and at https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/major-incident-updates. Key...