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Livewell Southwest is pleased to announce its intention to appoint Sarah Brampton as its next Chief Executive, following a comprehensive and robust recruitment process. Sarah is currently Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer at University Hospitals...

David and Christine’s story When Plymouth resident David suffered a series of small strokes and lost the use of his right side, Livewell Southwest and partners from primary care and the voluntary sector came together to support him and his wife, Christine....

Regional campaign launches with 100 days to go until the UK's first smokefree generation reaches adulthood People who smoke in Plymouth are being encouraged to think about the moments that matter most to them, as a major regional campaign launches to help more...

Service users and staff across our male, female and older people's mental health units recently enjoyed a very special visit from two four-legged friends, Peanut and Wizzle, trained Pets at Therapy Ponies from Dartmoor Carriages. Animal-assisted activities have...

The Let's talk Neighbourhood health communications and engagement programme is now live! This programme will help shape the future of health and care services across Devon. Building on what we heard through the Devon 10 Year Plan engagement, the programme starts...

A new £2.4 million specialist mental health unit has opened in Plymouth. Men recovering from complex psychosis are now being supported at The Cove on the Mount Gould Hospital site. The team provide recovery and rehabilitation for service users who transition from...

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...