Our partners told us

GPs and the primary care sector are under incredible pressure and the interface with secondary mental health providers, such as our organisation, is not as seamless as it can be, and there are historic and well-documented gaps in commissioned services in Devon.

Our colleagues in acute hospitals are experiencing pressures in their emergency departments and hospital wards. They need prompt and timely support to adequately assess and support the mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity needs of people in their care to avoid unnecessary distress and delays.

Our local authority colleagues are experiencing equal pressures and demands on their services, with significant resource constraints, and they welcome timely assessment and support being available to meet people's needs and to promote independence.

Our colleagues in the police, ambulance service and prisons report that they are being asked to support increasing numbers of people with mental health needs - and increasing levels of seriousness and complexity - without adequate resource and skills. Our community sector partners are also supporting increased levels of complexity and risk, without the reliable funding that they need to develop and deliver sustainable services.
We are committed to working closely, and with an outward-looking mindset, with all of our partners in the delivery of this strategy.