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Patients and visitors to Livewell Southwest’s Thornberry Centre, which is home to our specialist Prosthetics team, are now receiving a colourful welcome thanks to a collaboration with students from Plymouth College of Art. Students Camsell Downing and Jo Haskins...

Stoptober is back to launch its 10th mass quit attempt on 1 October, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.3 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it launched a decade ago in 2012. Over 6 million adults in England still smoke,...

Pushed, an animation and video production company, is celebrating after achieving Bronze status within the Wellbeing at Work Award programme and receiving recognition for its work to improve the health and wellbeing of its staff.  Pushed is the first micro-business...

6 - 12 September is 'Know Your Numbers!' week, a campaign that aims to raise awareness of high blood pressure and encourage all UK adults to get a blood pressure check. In Plymouth, it couldn’t be easier to Know Your Numbers, thanks to FREE NHS Health Checks from...

The British Firework Championship is scheduled for this week from 9.30pm on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday, 19 August, and will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Keyham. It will involve three 10 minute long firework displays on each evening, with the...

We are shocked and saddened by last night’s events in the Keyham area of Plymouth and extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of all those affected. We would like to thank all our staff who responded last night and today, including...

England’s Chief Nurse has reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in many settings in England from Monday. However, Public...

People across Plymouth and the wider Devon locality will benefit from more joined-up health and social care from today, 1 July 2021. Livewell Southwest and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) have formally come together as Plymouth’s Integrated Care...

Livewell Southwest has launched a new dedicated text messaging service to support new mums and mums-to-be in Plymouth who might be struggling with their mental health. MumsConnect will offer friendly support and signposting from trained peer supporters via the...

The Old Bridford Ward at the Glenbourne Unit, a psychiatric inpatient facility in Plymouth will undergo major refurbishment to turn its 15-bed mixed-sex dormitories into 10 en-suite rooms divided into two single sex wards. Overseeing the project is the site’s...