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Who champions our Wellbeing Champions?
With 60% of the average person’s waking hours spent in work, our workplaces are one of the most important places where we can take action to improve our wellbeing. Livewell Southwest’s Wellbeing at Work team is passionate about helping you to support your staff and...
Mental Health Joint Response Unit helping those in mental health crisis across Plymouth
People in Plymouth experiencing a mental health crisis are benefitting from a new initiative between Livewell Southwest, South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT), and Devon and Cornwall Police. The organisations have joined forces to launch a Mental Health Joint...
Jess Austen shortlisted in Apprenticeship Awards
Huge congratulations to Jess Austen, Nursing Associate at Livewell’s Glenbourne Unit, who is shortlisted in the ‘Health Apprentice of the Year’ category in South Devon College’s Apprenticeship Awards. This celebratory event on 6 February will mark the success of...
HellermanTyton achieves Bronze status in Wellbeing at Work programme
Another Plymouth business is celebrating after achieving Bronze status within Livewell Southwest's Wellbeing at Work Award programme and receiving recognition for its work to improve the health and wellbeing of its employees. HellermannTyton has been working...
Plymouth woman kicks the habit with Swap to Stop
A Plymouth woman is celebrating starting 2020 as a non-smoker after kicking the habit with the help of an initiative dedicated to helping smokers across the city swap cigarettes for vaping. Livewell Southwest’s health improvement team One You Plymouth joined forces...
Livewell Southwest celebrates Care Quality Commission rating
Livewell Southwest CIC is celebrating as inspectors from the healthcare watchdog Care Quality Commission (CQC) have awarded it a rating of Good overall, with all of its core services now either Good or Outstanding overall. That makes it among the best performing...
New Year, New You?
Every January, millions of us resolve to make changes to our lifestyles. Whether you want to move more, eat well, stress less or be smoke free, Livewell Southwest’s Health Improvement Team One You Plymouth can help you take the first steps towards your healthier...
Random acts of Livewell kindess
Livewell Southwest staff go the extra mile at work every day, but the Christmas season sees them finding ways to help others in the community who are most in need. During the festive season teams at Livewell have been organising donations for local food banks,...
Livewell Southwest recognised for mental health support in primary care
Livewell Southwest has been praised for its innovative project Doc2Doc which gives GPs quick and easy access to psychiatry advice, getting speedy support for patients and reducing the need for some referrals as a result. Doc2Doc was co-designed by Livewell...
Livewell’s paid work placement scheme leads to dream job
One of Livewell’s healthcare assistants (HCA) has spoken of her joy at finding a job she loves, thanks to our Paid Work Placement Scheme after being unemployed for eight years. Sarah Sellick was lacking in confidence, struggling to recognise her strengths when she...
