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English community interest company

Livewell Southwest, formerly known as Plymouth Community Healthcare is a community interest company established under the Transforming Community Services programme in 2011.

It employs two mental health teams working within Derriford Hospital, on the wards and in A&E and provide out of hours support to Derriford via on call mental health staff.

It took over social services in the city of Plymouth in April 2015.

In May 2015 it won a four-year contract to deliver Pathways for adults with complex needs for Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon by the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group.

It took over the five surgeries of the Plymouth Mayflower Medical Group, with about 40,000 patients, in 2022. It also set up a short-term care centre to help people recover after having hospital treatment, working with Age UK Plymouth.

References

  1. "Thousands presenting at A&E in Plymouth with mental health problems". Plymouth Herald. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. "'We wouldn't go back into the NHS': Plymouth's pioneering social enterprise". Guardian. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. "Plymouth Community Healthcare awarded new contract for West Devon". Plymouth Herald. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. "Plymouth care provider to take over GP services". BBC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. "Short-term care centre 'will ease hospital pressure'". BBC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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