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
Inspiring stories from teenage mums helped by the Family Nurse Partnership
The Family Nurse Partnership service marked its 15th anniversary in July 2023. In that time, the team has helped 452 families in Plymouth. To celebrate the milestone, some of the young mums returned to share their experiences with a few surprises for the nurses.
Adapting to life with motor neurone disease (MND)
At Livewell, we are proud of our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team, who support patients with a range of conditions, including Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinsons, Motor Neurone Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. Speech and Language Therapists support people who may...
Livewell congratulates Steve Perry, volunteer, following completion of his National Volunteer Certification
Dawn Slater, Director of People and Professionalism and Chief Nursing Officer had the pleasure of meeting volunteer Steve Perry today, to present him with a certificate of completion, on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) and SFJ, for successful completion of...
Public Board Meeting (7 December 2023)
Livewell Southwest’s Board will be hosting a public board meeting on Thursday 7 December 2023 (09:00-10:30). This virtual session is open to members of the public and partners who would like to know more about the work of Livewell and our future direction. The session...
How TV presenter Andy Breare quit a 20 a day smoking habit with support from our Wellbeing Team
If you smoke, you're four times more likely to quit for good with support. Just like TV presenter Andy Breare did when he reached out for help from our Wellbeing Team in Plymouth. Practitioners provide the support you need to stop smoking and will continue to help you...