We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
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Specialists in Community Health and Care
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award winning social enterprise providing integrated health and social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon and Cornwall. We are at the forefront of integrating health and social care, which means that we care for people in new ways that are more efficient, with health and social care professionals who would have previously worked in individual teams now working together. This helps us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place and at the right time.
You will find our teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health and wellbeing hubs, at community events and even at football matches.
In 2019 Livewell Southwest was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and received a rating of ‘good’ overall. Our mental health inpatient unit (Glenbourne) and our community learning disabilities team received an exceptional rating of ‘outstanding’.
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Our Performance
Livewell Southwest constantly monitors the services it provides to ensure we are delivering the right care and support to people, at the right time, and in the right place. We have used this information to produce a simple snapshot of our performance. To take a look at our performance in 2022/23, click here.
We also regularly ask our service users to provide us with feedback on their experience of using our services. You can view the recent reviews of our services on the right hand side of this page.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support people to stay well in the place and the community in which they live, where they can enjoy the best quality of life.
Wellbeing Is Our Priority
Wellbeing is our priority: healthy people and healthy communities are vital and our long term investment priority.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is to implement new ways of working to significantly reduce the need for hospital bed-based care, including people with complex needs, by wrapping our services around home and community-based care.
Latest News
New Chair appointed at Livewell Southwest
Dr Karen Cook has been appointed the new Chair of Livewell Southwest. Livewell’s Board have formally approved the appointment, which will begin on 1 April 2022, when she will take over from current Chair Duncan Currall, who has been in post since Livewell became a...
Applications invited for Chief Executive post
Organisation: Livewell Southwest Role: Chief Executive Location: Plymouth Salary: £167,000 – £174,000 Livewell Southwest’s mission is to support people to...
Future of Plymouth’s Mayflower GP service secured
Livewell Southwest has been named as the new organisation responsible for the running of the Mayflower Medical Group of GP practices in Plymouth from April 2022. The Group, which covers five sites in Plymouth, is responsible for providing GP services for nearly 40,000...
Livewell colleagues Tracy Jones and Nicky Arnold awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse
Livewell Southwest colleagues, Tracy Jones, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner Lead and Nicky Arnold, West District Nursing Team Manager, have been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute...
Livewell publishes refreshed Mental Health Strategy
Livewell Southwest has published our refreshed Mental Health Strategy, a summary document which outlines our key priorities for the period 2019 – 2024 and guides our work to achieve our vision of being the very best at helping people to live well. As an organisation...