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As an organisation, Livewell Southwest is continuing to take additional steps to protect our staff and the people we care for during the Coronavirus Pandemic. As part of those measures, we have been reviewing our visiting policy, and in line with guidance, we have...

Livewell Southwest and Plymouth City Council are working together again to open a new care facility for people who are ready to leave hospital but need extra care support before they can get home during the second wave of the COVID pandemic. The care hotel will be...

NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens has today praised the efforts of hardworking staff for making the roll out of a Covid-19 vaccine possible, saying that the deployment marks a “decisive turning point” in the battle against the pandemic. The NHS in England will begin the...

Livewell Southwest is thrilled to announce that we’re one of the thousands of organisations taking part in this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign, today (1 December). Brought to the UK in 2014 by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), Giving Tuesday is the global day of...

Livewell Southwest is joining celebrations for the recent Nursing Times Award win for the innovative text messaging service, ChatHealth, in the Nursing in Mental Health category. ChatHealth was launched by Livewell Southwest’s Health Visiting and School Nursing...

Children and young people in Plymouth are set to benefit from two new dedicated websites which will provide topical health messages and advice via interactive and creative tools. Health for Kids and Health for Teens will cover subjects that promote health and...

Livewell Southwest celebrates today (20 November) as the third cohort of Trainee Nursing Associates qualifies. This follows two years of intense learning, a combination of work-based competencies, hands-on experience and at least one study day a week. At the end of...

We are the largest community health and social care enterprise in the UK, delivering more than 80 services across physical health, mental health and social care to people in Plymouth and parts of South Hams and West Devon, supporting them to lead independent and...

Livewell Southwest has pledged to donate funds to St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, by teaming up with Pennies from Heaven, the UK’s largest workplace micro giving scheme. Pennies from Heaven is a social enterprise supporting UK charities via its scheme where...

This week (2-8 November), Livewell Southwest has been supporting The Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ campaign, to celebrate and recognise the role of our Occupational Therapists (OTs) during National OT week. The aim of the week is to inspire people from...