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More than 200 people have been supported with advice to live healthier, happier lives thanks to the Ageing Well Wednesday event. Health and social care professionals and volunteers from twenty organisations came together at the Rees Centre Family and Wellbeing Hub...

Following the announcement that Livewell Southwest Chief Executive Michelle Thomas will retire in October 2026, the recruitment process for a new Chief Executive is now underway. Livewell Southwest is one of the country’s leading integrated health and social care...

Livewell’s award-winning social worker, Paul Caston was invited to a parliamentary reception held in Westminster as a representative for Devon. Paul won a Gold Award at the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2025 for his work with the Plymouth Community Forensic...

11 Libraries across Plymouth now have blood pressure kits which can be borrowed - just like a book - by members of the public who need to check their blood pressure. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, has no obvious symptoms and is sometimes only...

Women in Plymouth are developing entrepreneurial skills thanks to grant-funding from Livewell Southwest and the Rank Foundation. Supporting Her Enterprise (SHE) is a free business support programme for women in Plymouth who want to own their own businesses. More...

We are delighted to share that Sandra Pinch was invited to attend a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the National Health Service and to recognise the extraordinary dedication of NHS staff. Sandra is our Modern Matron for Low...

A new dementia safeguarding scheme has launched in Plymouth, developed in partnership with Devon and Cornwall Police, Memory Matters, Livewell Southwest Adult Social Care and the Dementia Pathway Team. It is designed to support people living with dementia to remain...

Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK, causing around 80,000 deaths each year and harming many organs of the body. Livewell Southwest has pledged to help service users and people in Plymouth quit smoking, as part of...

Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Plymouth are getting the vital healthcare they need thanks to Health Inclusion Pathway Plymouth (HIPP). The HIPP team was established by Livewell Southwest to meet the needs of people with complex lives who cannot...

“At my lowest, I wasn't getting out of bed all day. I wasn't eating. I wasn't showering. I couldn’t live. I was hurting the people I loved by withdrawing and giving into some of my compulsions. And it needed to stop.” That was when 21-year-old Griff referred...