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Adapting to life with motor neurone disease (MND)

At Livewell, we are proud of our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team, who support patients with a range of conditions, including Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinsons, Motor Neurone Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. Speech and Language Therapists support people who...

Steve wearing Manchester United kit with Faye Arnold at his bedside in white nurse uniform
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Celebrating one year of the Short Term Care Centre

The Short Term Care Centre is a 24 en-suite bedroom facility to help people recover from illness and ensure they don’t spend longer than necessary in hospital. The service, providing flexible residential intermediate care at the Patricia and William Venton Centre...

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Inside our new Podiatry and Orthotics Clinic

The ground floor of the Beauchamp Centre has been totally transformed from office space into a large clinical space occupied by the Orthotic and Podiatry services. Both services have relocated from the Local Care Centre to make way for works to commence to provide...

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Livewell Southwest’s Public Board Meeting

A recording is now available to watch our public board meeting from Thursday 27 April 2023. The session features two presentations: Added Social Value - Geoff Baines and Morris Watts Incorporating the 2023/24 business plan into our strategy - Michelle Thomas and...

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Two Non-Executive Directors appointed

Livewell Southwest welcome two new Associate Non-Executive Directors to the board: David Feindouno and Sebastian Stevens.   David Feindouno, Associate Non Executive Director David has a combined 19 years’ experience in the voluntary and humanitarian sector...

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Golfer lucky to be alive

Podiatrist Craig Fairey says his mandatory Basic Life Support training at Livewell Southwest gave him the confidence to step in when fellow golfer Graham Metters collapsed at Boringdon Golf Club near Plymouth. Craig received a CPR Hero Award from the British Heart...

Craig with his CPR award