Supporting people to be safe,
well and at home
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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.
Locality working means that we create strong networks and partnerships with a wide range of community groups and professionals so that support is responsive and provided within your local community. 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 2016 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’.
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.
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of service users would recommend our services, based on 1097 respondents in may 2018
Latest News
Plymouth Options course changed my life, says author
Livewell Southwest’s Plymouth Options team has won the praise and thanks of a ‘lifelong ‘worrier’ who was so inspired by the support she received that she has written and published a book to help others. Hayley Silk says she has always labelled herself a ‘worrier’ but...
Community Crisis Response Team swim The Channel – four times!
Members of the Community Crisis Response Team have swum The Channel more than four times this spring as part of a charity challenge. The ‘Magnificent 7’ team signed up for Diabetes UK’s national Swim22 Challenge, in which individuals or teams swim 22 miles – the...
Livewell Southwest and University Hospitals Plymouth selected to be part of the first Lean programme
Livewell Southwest and University Hospitals Plymouth have taken further steps to improve patient care, support closer working and provide better outcomes for patients. Following an application and assessment by NHS Improvement, the two organisations have been selected...
Plymouth Options course changed my life, says author
Livewell Southwest’s Plymouth Options team has won the praise and thanks of a ‘lifelong ‘worrier’ who was so inspired by the support she received that she has written and published a book to help others. Hayley Silk says she has always labelled herself a ‘worrier’ but...
Community Crisis Response Team swim The Channel – four times!
Members of the Community Crisis Response Team have swum The Channel more than four times this spring as part of a charity challenge. The ‘Magnificent 7’ team signed up for Diabetes UK’s national Swim22 Challenge, in which individuals or teams swim 22 miles – the...