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We are the largest community health and social care enterprise in the UK, delivering more than 80 services across physical health, mental health and social care to people in Plymouth and parts of South Hams and West Devon, supporting them to lead independent and...

Livewell Southwest has pledged to donate funds to St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, by teaming up with Pennies from Heaven, the UK’s largest workplace micro giving scheme. Pennies from Heaven is a social enterprise supporting UK charities via its scheme where...

This week (2-8 November), Livewell Southwest has been supporting The Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ campaign, to celebrate and recognise the role of our Occupational Therapists (OTs) during National OT week. The aim of the week is to inspire people from...

As the country moves into another period of national restrictions, we want to assure you that Livewell Southwest remains open and here to support you.. We firstly want to thank the public for their continued support during this time and for your efforts in helping...

Livewell Southwest has been awarded £3 million to upgrade one of its mental health units which will improve the safety, privacy and dignity of patients staying there. Livewell Southwest is the social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services...

The Livewell Foundation, grant giving foundation arm of Livewell Southwest, has today (Tuesday, 27 October) announced £100,000 of funding available for the voluntary sector in the Plymouth and surrounding areas. The Livewell Foundation is the charitable arm of...

Livewell Southwest is celebrating Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day today, (Wednesday, 14 October) by thanking all of our AHPs for their dedication to delivering outstanding health and social care. AHPs Day enables the 14 allied health professions to come...

Today (Monday, 12 October) is World Palliative Care Day and we’re celebrating the achievement of Livewell Southwest’s End of Life Care lead, Sharon King, who has helped develop innovative guidance to empower carers and relatives to help look after their loved ones....

The excellence of staff at Livewell Southwest CIC was celebrated at its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, 1 October. The Extraordinary People Awards are Livewell’s way of saying a big thank you to all of our hardworking colleagues, and gives us a chance to...

Two of Livewell’s community nurses have been recognised for their high standards of patient care, learning, leadership and practice after each being named as a Queen’s Nurse. Kate Hill and Helen Mills join Livewell’s growing ranks of Queen’s Nurses awarded the...