We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
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Specialists in Community Health and Care
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award winning social enterprise providing integrated health and social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon and Cornwall. We are at the forefront of integrating health and social care, which means that we care for people in new ways that are more efficient, with health and social care professionals who would have previously worked in individual teams now working together. This helps us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place and at the right time.
You will find our teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health and wellbeing hubs, at community events and even at football matches.
In 2019 Livewell Southwest was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and received a rating of ‘good’ overall. Our mental health inpatient unit (Glenbourne) and our community learning disabilities team received an exceptional rating of ‘outstanding’.
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Our Performance
Livewell Southwest constantly monitors the services it provides to ensure we are delivering the right care and support to people, at the right time, and in the right place. We have used this information to produce a simple snapshot of our performance. Please see our Quality Accounts to take a look at our performance in 2023/24.
We also regularly ask our service users to provide us with feedback on their experience of using our services. You can view the recent reviews of our services on the right hand side of this page.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support people to stay well in the place and the community in which they live, where they can enjoy the best quality of life.
Wellbeing Is Our Priority
Wellbeing is our priority: healthy people and healthy communities are vital and our long term investment priority.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is to implement new ways of working to significantly reduce the need for hospital bed-based care, including people with complex needs, by wrapping our services around home and community-based care.
Latest News
How NHS Plymouth Talking Therapies helped Griff with overwhelming OCD, anxiety and depression
“At my lowest, I wasn't getting out of bed all day. I wasn't eating. I wasn't showering. I couldn’t live. I was hurting the people I loved by withdrawing and giving into some of my compulsions. And it needed to stop.” That was when 21-year-old Griff referred himself...
Livewell Southwest announces forthcoming retirement of Chief Executive
Our Chief Executive, Michelle Thomas, has confirmed that she will be retiring from the organisation in Autumn 2026, marking 40 years of dedicated service in the NHS and Livewell, having started her career as a student nurse in Plymouth. During her time as Chief...
Livewell’s Adult Social Care services achieve national recognition for work with unpaid carers
Livewell Southwest is proud to be the first Adult Social Care provider to obtain the Carers Trust Triangle of Care Star 3 accreditation, marking a major milestone for involvement of unpaid carers throughout a person’s health and social care journey. This achievement...
Innovative healthcare for people experiencing homelessness in Plymouth
Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Plymouth are getting the vital healthcare they need thanks to Health Inclusion Pathway Plymouth (HIPP). The HIPP team was established by Livewell Southwest to meet the needs of people with complex lives who cannot access...
How NHS Plymouth Talking Therapies helped Griff with overwhelming OCD, anxiety and depression
“At my lowest, I wasn't getting out of bed all day. I wasn't eating. I wasn't showering. I couldn’t live. I was hurting the people I loved by withdrawing and giving into some of my compulsions. And it needed to stop.” That was when 21-year-old Griff referred himself...