Update to our visiting guidance
Due to increased cases of COVID nationally, we have reviewed our visiting guidance to ensure we can keep the people we care for as safe as possible. We are limiting visitors to one per patient, for one hour, once a day. Anyone showing symptoms of coronavirus should...
Success for Livewell as new Early Help Partnership launched
An exciting new ten-year partnership to help Plymouth families receive early help and support in their communities has launched this month. Livewell Southwest, in partnership with Action for Children, LARK Children’s Centre, Harbour Centre and Hamoaze House have...
The Livewell Foundation announces tranche 3 of grant funding for Plymouth and the surrounding areas
The Livewell Foundation, grant giving foundation arm of Livewell Southwest, has today announced its next tranche of £100,000 funding available for the voluntary sector in the Plymouth and surrounding areas. The Livewell Foundation is the charitable arm of Livewell...
Devon residents urged, “Get Boosted Now”
Devon’s residents are being urged to “Get Boosted Now” as part of an urgent national appeal to give themselves better protection from the Omicron Covid-19 variant; which is much more transmissible than previous variants. The NHS in Devon is working to increase the...
New gender-neutral toilet introduced at Livewell’s Thornberry Centre
Prosthetics and Orthotics Services Support Manager Steve Cooper has spearheaded the initiative to make the Thornberry Centre more inclusive by introducing a gender-neutral toilet into the facility. With minimal work required, apart from new signage, Steve has had...
Gold standard new swallowing assessment available at Livewell
Two Livewell speech and language therapists have been successful in their campaign to make a gold standard swallowing assessment available to inpatients dealing with an acute onset or progressive neurological impairment The assessment, called Fibreoptic Endoscopic...
Three Livewell nurses awarded prestigious Queen’s Nurse Award
Three of Livewell’s District nurses have been awarded the Queen’s Nurse Award for outstanding service. Arielle Goodbourne, Hannah Blake, and Paula Ratcliffe have recently been honoured with the Queen’s Nurse Award title which highlights the exceptional contribution...
New campaign to help public get NHS advice quickly ahead of ‘Winter Like No Other’
The NHS is encouraging the public to use NHS 111 online to get urgent medical advice quickly – in addition to existing services - ahead of what England’s top doctor says will be a ‘winter like no other’. The NHS ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign will use TV adverts,...
Livewell social worker shortlisted for prestigious award
Congratulations to Daniel Wilding who has been shortlisted in this year’s Social Worker of the Year Awards. Daniel, who works in Livewell Southwest’s Community Mental Health Service based at the Cumberland Centre, is one of five finalists in the Mental Health...
NHS Opens Online COVID-19 Vaccination Bookings For 12-15 Year
Parents will be able to book covid-19 vaccinations online for their 12-15 year old children from the end of Friday 22 October with appointments available as soon as Saturday, the NHS has announced. People will be able to go online and check the National Booking...