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A newly qualified Social Worker has been recognised by a national award panel for the achievements of his first year in the profession. Paul Caston has won a Gold Award at the Social Worker of the Year Awards, in the category of Newly Qualified Social Worker....

  Nurses from Livewell Southwest have received regional praise for the work they do to support the community in Plymouth and its surrounding areas. The South West Community and Primary Care Nursing Awards recognise the excellence of community and primary care...

More than 530 young families have received specialist support from the Family Nurse Partnership in Plymouth since it was set up in 2008. It is an intensive support programme for girls and women up to age 19 who are pregnant and are sometimes facing a range of...

Today, 14 October 2025, marks Allied Health Professions Day (AHP). A day developed by the AHP Community across England, to connect and celebrate all of the wonderful AHP teams and colleagues. At Livewell Southwest, we employee 10 of the 14 AHP roles. Those are: Art...

We’re thrilled to share that seven of our amazing Livewell colleagues and teams have been shortlisted for the South West Community and Primary Care Nursing Awards, taking place on Thursday 16 October. These awards celebrate those working in general practice or...

EJ remembers the day he hit rock bottom: “I was really struggling with who I was, where I was going, who I am in myself. When I left Plymouth and went to university, I went a bit off the rails. I already had my issues with my mental health, and that made it worse...

We’re delighted to share that Livewell’s Frequent Users Support and Empowerment (FUSE) team has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ at the 15th annual HSJ Patient Safety Awards, in the Community Care Initiative of the Year category. The HSJ Patient Safety Awards...

From this… To this. What was an underused space with a plain concrete wall, is now a vibrant outdoor therapy area at the new Plym Neuro Rehabilitation Unit in Plymouth. The multi-million-pound facility is for people recovering from life-changing brain and spinal...

We are here for you if you are struggling with your mental health. There is now a single phone number if you or a loved one ever need urgent support – call NHS 111 and select the mental health option.       It is open 24 hours, every day of the year. If...

Livewell Southwest received a recent visit from Bejoy Sebastian, President of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and Nikki Thomas, Senior RCN Officer for the Southwest, to celebrate it’s innovative ‘grow your own’ programme The programme works by investing in,...