New online NHS site is “first and best port of call” for help with coronavirus symptoms
Top clinicians are issuing advice to help reduce the spread of infection as the country moves into the ‘delay’ phase of its response to Covid-19. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement last week, people worried about symptoms are being told by the chief...
Celebrating excellence in Occupational Therapy
Rachel Rule, Preceptee Occupational Therapist at Livewell Southwest, has won the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) award for Entrepreneurship. RCOT celebrated the twenty winners of its annual Celebration of Excellence in Occupational Therapy Awards at...
Spotlight on a service: Cotehele
Nestled on the Mount Gould Hospital site you’ll find Cotehele, a 15 bed inpatient unit for older people (mainly over the age of 65) who have functional mental health issues and are experiencing the worst phase of their illness. Examples of functional mental health...
National No Smoking Day – make 2020 the year you quit for good!
No Smoking Day is an annual event celebrated across the world which aims to help smokers to quit. In England, around 60% of smokers want to quit and currently around half of these try to quit using willpower alone. But you’re four times more likely to quit for...
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China. With cases having now been identified within the UK, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate but the risk to individuals...
Spotlight on a service: Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year – that’s around one stroke every five minutes. Stroke is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK and largest cause of disability, with over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK. At Livewell...
Jobs on offer at ‘Proud to Care’ jobs fair next month
Livewell Southwest's job and careers fair will be held on Saturday 21 March, at The Crowne Plaza between 10am – 3pm. The event gives those thinking of entering a health or care profession, as well as existing professionals who want develop their careers, the chance...
Children have their lessons on the ward
Children from a Kingsbridge primary school were welcomed by staff and patients at South Hams Hospital for the first of six days of Lessons on the Ward. The Year 5 children from Stokenham Primary School are joining Livewell Southwest for an intergenerational project...
2020: Year of the nurse
Livewell Southwest is celebrating its nursing colleagues as a proud participant in the first International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The World Health Organization is marking the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth with the global designation, in...
Livewell marks social workers’ career milestone
Six Livewell Southwest social workers celebrated a career milestone after successfully completing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). At an event organised by Kerry Dodd, Livewell Southwest Principal Social Worker, certificates were presented to...
