by Livewell Southwest | Mar 6, 2020 | News
No Smoking Day is an annual event celebrated across the world which aims to help smokers to quit. In England, around 60% of smokers want to quit and currently around half of these try to quit using willpower alone. But you’re four times more likely to quit for good,...
by Livewell Southwest | Feb 27, 2020 | News
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China. With cases having now been identified within the UK, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate but the risk to individuals...
by Livewell Southwest | Feb 26, 2020 | News
There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year – that’s around one stroke every five minutes. Stroke is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK and largest cause of disability, with over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK. At Livewell...
by Livewell Southwest | Feb 20, 2020 | News
Livewell Southwest’s job and careers fair will be held on Saturday 21 March, at The Crowne Plaza between 10am – 3pm. The event gives those thinking of entering a health or care profession, as well as existing professionals who want develop their careers, the...
by Livewell Southwest | Feb 18, 2020 | News
Children from a Kingsbridge primary school were welcomed by staff and patients at South Hams Hospital for the first of six days of Lessons on the Ward. The Year 5 children from Stokenham Primary School are joining Livewell Southwest for an intergenerational project...
by Livewell Southwest | Feb 18, 2020 | News
Livewell Southwest is celebrating its nursing colleagues as a proud participant in the first International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The World Health Organization is marking the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth with the global designation, in...
