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People in Devon who are worried or anxious about coping with the newly relaxed lockdown measures are being offered help and support. A further easing of lockdown measures on Saturday, 4 July, has left many people concerned about going back to pre-Covid social...

Over the past few months our teams have been working hard to reduce the impact of Coronavirus and as an organisation, Livewell Southwest has taken additional steps to protect our staff and the people we care for. As part of those measures, we introduced temporary...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who work in health and care services and the voluntary and community sector across the South West have offered new choices to patients and the public, for example, by making more use of online and telephone appointments. NHS...

Plymouth’s Extra Care Hotel, which opened in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic, closed its doors on 30 June having bid farewell to its final patient. The New Continental Hotel in Millbay was transformed over two weeks as part of the city’s COVID-19...

Armed Forces Week took place last week, and was an opportunity to discover more about the work of the UK Armed Forces and celebrate different parts of the military including veterans, cadets and the valuable contribution that reservists make. It was a chance to say...

A new Learning Disability Friendly Award (LDFA) is recognising individuals, teams, and businesses in Devon that go above and beyond in their efforts to help people with learning disabilities feel understood, valued, and included. The idea is inspired by the...

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, all patients, service users and visitors attending one of Livewell Southwest's sites must wear a face covering from Monday, 15 June People infected with COVID-19 can have very mild or no respiratory symptoms (asymptomatic)...

As part of Breastfeeding Celebration Week, Livewell Southwest Health Visitor and one of our four Infant Feeding Leads Jen Fox has written a blog to showcase a day in the life of her role and share how COVID-19 has impacted her work. My day usually starts by...

Livewell’s Independence Centre has reopened for safe, one-to-one, socially distanced business offering affordable mobility and disability equipment to help people stay safe and well at home. The store, based at the Mount Gould hospital site, closed in March due to...

Domestic violence, also called domestic abuse, includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse in couple relationships or between family members. Domestic violence can happen against anyone, and anybody can be an abuser. During the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic abuse...