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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...

Livewell Southwest colleagues, Tracy Jones, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner Lead and Nicky Arnold, West District Nursing Team Manager, have been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing...

Livewell Southwest has published our refreshed Mental Health Strategy, a summary document which outlines our key priorities for the period 2019 – 2024 and guides our work to achieve our vision of being the very best at helping people to live well. As an...

Livewell Southwest Associate Non-Executive Directors £6,500 p.a. Click here to view vacancy on NHS Jobs. Are you looking to embark on the next phase in your career as a Non-Executive Director (NED)? Livewell Southwest are offering two Associate NED roles with a...

Following changes in guidance for COVID 19 we are reviewing our visiting routines. This is being done to maintain safety of those using and visiting services. We are implementing changes for individual services rather than having a single rule for all units. This...

Here in Devon, we’re making changes to the way we deliver community mental health services to ensure that services are more-joined up, easier to access, and meet the needs of the different populations we support across the county. These changes are known nationally...

Staff from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest came together today to celebrate the progress made and the benefits achieved for patients and service users, through the Plymouth Integrated Care Partnership. The Partnership celebrated its...

District Nurse Team Manager, Kim Beattie, has won the Cavell Star Award! Kim is officially the first colleague of our District Nursing team, at Tavistock Hospital, to receive a Cavell Star Award which recognises nursing colleagues who go above and beyond and show...

Livewell Southwest’s Senior Occupational therapist and Substance Use Specialist, Rachel Rule, has been selected as this years’ winner of The Wilcock Award for Emerging Authors: An award introduced by the Journal of Occupational Science in 2021 that acknowledges...

The Eating Disorder Service Plymouth (EDS), based at Mount Gould, is now offering a tranquil space for colleagues and clients to enjoy thanks to funding from the Livewell Foundation. EDS was established as a charity in 1995 and is funded by Devon Clinical...