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District Nurse Team Manager, Kim Beattie, has won the Cavell Star Award! Kim is officially the first colleague of our District Nursing team, at Tavistock Hospital, to receive a Cavell Star Award which recognises nursing colleagues who go above and beyond and show...

Livewell Southwest’s Senior Occupational therapist and Substance Use Specialist, Rachel Rule, has been selected as this years’ winner of The Wilcock Award for Emerging Authors: An award introduced by the Journal of Occupational Science in 2021 that acknowledges...

The Eating Disorder Service Plymouth (EDS), based at Mount Gould, is now offering a tranquil space for colleagues and clients to enjoy thanks to funding from the Livewell Foundation. EDS was established as a charity in 1995 and is funded by Devon Clinical...

The Old Bridford Ward at the Glenbourne Unit, a psychiatric inpatient facility in Plymouth managed by Livewell Southwest, has undergone significant refurbishment thanks to £3 million awarded by the Department of Health and Social Care and delivered by NHS Property...

Leading mental health organisations team up to form the Devon Mental Health Alliance, set sights on new community mental health services Mental health charities from across Devon have today unveiled the Devon Mental Health Alliance (DMHA), a partnership which aims...

Michelle Thomas has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of Livewell Southwest. Livewell’s Board have formally approved the appointment, with effect from 1 April. Michelle’s career began in 1986 when she first came to Plymouth to complete her nurse...

Friday 11 March saw Livewell Southwest join our colleagues at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust for a recruitment fair at Plymouth Argyle Home Park Stadium. Steven Elford, People Experience and Development Manager, said: “The event was a great success for...

Livewell Southwest is proud to be a leader in #breakingthebias around female inequality and discrimination in the workplace; Employing over 2,200 employees identifying as female, that make up well over two thirds of our entire workforce. Over 1,980 of our...

Where Am I? Livewell's Lawrence Badman-Richards exhibits at The Box Plymouth As well as being one of our practice teachers in Adult Social Care, teaching, supervising and assessing students and newly qualified social workers in Livewell, Lawrence Badman-Richard is...

Due to the weather warning for Storm Eunice affecting the South West of England, which is likely to cause disruption locally, please check weather forecasts and local traffic reports before attending an appointment with us tomorrow, Friday 18 February. We are...