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Infection Prevention & Control

Infection Prevention & Control

The Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) team are a caring team that empowers, engages and educates colleagues to understand and practice excellent Infection Prevention strategies every day. This is achieved by providing learning opportunities, both in house and...
Infection Prevention & Control

Lymphoedema

Lymphoedema Livewell Southwest took over the provision of the NHS Lymphoedema service from St Luke’s Hospice on 1 April 2020. Livewell has worked closely with NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and St Luke’s to ensure a smooth transition for patients...
Infection Prevention & Control

Continence Service

Livewell Southwest’s Continence service aims to provide a local, accessible service to reduce the incidence of bladder and bowel dysfunction by the provision of comprehensive and effective assessment, treatment, advice and review. A conservative treatment...
Infection Prevention & Control

Tissue Viability Service

Tissue Viability Service  “Tissue viability is a growing speciality that primarily considers all aspects of skin and soft tissue wounds including acute surgical wounds, pressure ulcers and all forms of leg ulceration.” (Tissue Viability Society, 2009). Our tissue...
Infection Prevention & Control

Community District Nursing

The community nursing service – what’s sometimes known as district nursing – offers high quality nursing care to people in their own home or nursing home. Livewell Southwest provides community nursing services across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, working in...