by Livewell Southwest | Dec 14, 2021 | News
The Livewell Foundation, grant giving foundation arm of Livewell Southwest, has today announced its next tranche of £100,000 funding available for the voluntary sector in the Plymouth and surrounding areas. The Livewell Foundation is the charitable arm of Livewell...
by Livewell Southwest | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Devon’s residents are being urged to “Get Boosted Now” as part of an urgent national appeal to give themselves better protection from the Omicron Covid-19 variant; which is much more transmissible than previous variants. The NHS in Devon is working to increase the...
by Livewell Southwest | Dec 6, 2021 | News
Prosthetics and Orthotics Services Support Manager Steve Cooper has spearheaded the initiative to make the Thornberry Centre more inclusive by introducing a gender-neutral toilet into the facility. With minimal work required, apart from new signage, Steve has had the...
by Livewell Southwest | Dec 6, 2021 | News
Two Livewell speech and language therapists have been successful in their campaign to make a gold standard swallowing assessment available to inpatients dealing with an acute onset or progressive neurological impairment The assessment, called Fibreoptic Endoscopic...
by Livewell Southwest | Nov 10, 2021 | News
Three of Livewell’s District nurses have been awarded the Queen’s Nurse Award for outstanding service. Arielle Goodbourne, Hannah Blake, and Paula Ratcliffe have recently been honoured with the Queen’s Nurse Award title which highlights the exceptional contribution to...
by Livewell Southwest | Nov 5, 2021 | News
The NHS is encouraging the public to use NHS 111 online to get urgent medical advice quickly – in addition to existing services – ahead of what England’s top doctor says will be a ‘winter like no other’. The NHS ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign will use TV adverts,...