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People recovering from life-changing brain conditions and spinal cord injuries are now being supported in the new Plym Neuro Rehabilitation Unit in Plymouth. It is a specialist facility at Mount Gould Local Care Centre, that welcomes inpatients from across Devon...

This is a strategic post within Livewell Southwest which will work closely with the Executive Team and Board of Directors making recommendations for new business opportunities. On a day-to-day basis the post will report directly to the Director of Finance. The aim...

Plymouth City Council held an event this week for the 30 organisations who helped in the operation to remove the bomb in Keyham earlier this year. Hosted by the Plymouth Lord Mayor and Devon & Cornwall Police, representatives from a host of organisations came...

People recovering from life-changing brain and spinal cord injuries will now have their unique rehabilitation needs supported in a modernised space at Mount Gould Local Care Centre, thanks to a £6.9m redevelopment to create a new Plym Neuro Rehabilitation Unit. The...

Livewell Southwest is proud to announce it has been shortlisted alongside partners in three categories of the HSJ Partnership Awards 2025. Teams will be invited to present their projects to the judging panel, ahead of an award ceremony in London on Thursday 20...

To mark turning 50 years old, Paul Maxwell ran a half marathon, every weekend for a whole year.   The former Plymouth Argyle player and physiotherapist set himself the challenge to help improve his mental health and raise money to enhance facilities for...

On Wednesday 6 November, the exciting annual Plymouth Wellbeing Connections event made its return, bringing together businesses, communities, and individuals passionate about health and wellbeing and enabling them to share ideas, learn from one another, and...

Mark Ackrell had no idea he had dyslexia. The 52-year-old explained: “I just thought I wasn’t very good at doing reports.” Mark is the Corporate Health and Safety Officer at Livewell Southwest.  He is responsible for legal compliance within the organisation’s...

  “It is about making people feel that there is still their inner self inside them.” said Pamela Howarth, Lead Chaplain. A Chaplain is someone who comes alongside a person, often at a critical time in their life. Chaplains are trained to provide support that...

Karen Paget never imagined she would be able to walk down the aisle after sepsis left her with no legs and fingers on both hands. She started to feel unwell with flu-like symptoms after returning from a holiday in Wales in July 2018. Three days later, she took a...