Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China. With cases having now been identified within the UK, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate but the risk to individuals...
Spotlight on a service: Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year – that’s around one stroke every five minutes. Stroke is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK and largest cause of disability, with over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK. At Livewell...
Jobs on offer at ‘Proud to Care’ jobs fair next month
Livewell Southwest's job and careers fair will be held on Saturday 21 March, at The Crowne Plaza between 10am – 3pm. The event gives those thinking of entering a health or care profession, as well as existing professionals who want develop their careers, the chance...
Children have their lessons on the ward
Children from a Kingsbridge primary school were welcomed by staff and patients at South Hams Hospital for the first of six days of Lessons on the Ward. The Year 5 children from Stokenham Primary School are joining Livewell Southwest for an intergenerational project...
2020: Year of the nurse
Livewell Southwest is celebrating its nursing colleagues as a proud participant in the first International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The World Health Organization is marking the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth with the global designation, in...
Livewell marks social workers’ career milestone
Six Livewell Southwest social workers celebrated a career milestone after successfully completing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). At an event organised by Kerry Dodd, Livewell Southwest Principal Social Worker, certificates were presented to...
Latest social impact report published
Livewell Southwest is proud to publish its Impact Report 2018-2019, enabling us to share with a wide audience the work we are most proud of and the benefits we bring to the communities we serve. We’re a social enterprise, run as a community interest company, which...
Philippa Geddes, Regional Engagement Lead at Social Work England visits Livewell
On Monday 27 January Philippa Geddes, Regional Engagement Lead at Social Work England visited Plymouth to meet Social Workers from Livewell, Plymouth City Council and colleagues from Devon Clinical Commissioning Group. Social Work England is a specialist...
Local business celebrate Wellbeing at Work at annual update and award ceremony
Organisations from across Plymouth came together on Wednesday 29 January for a fantastic day at Livewell Southwest’s 2020 Wellbeing at Work annual update and celebration of the Wellbeing Champions of the Year held at Boringdon Park Golf Club. With an opening...
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...