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About

Dr Alison Battersby

Livewell Southwest South West

Dr Alison Battersby is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist with a subspecialty interest in addictions. She works for Livewell Southwest in Plymouth and is the Lead Consultant for the Community Mental Health Teams there.

As part of her role within Livewell she provides mental health support and advice to the Broadreach group of rehabilitation services. She remains passionate about her specialty. Whilst there are inevitably challenges ahead, she believes that together with our service users we can influence how future care is delivered for the better.

The benefits of integrating mental health into primary healthcare are significant. On the one hand,…