Welcome

Welcome to Devon Partnership NHS Trust. 

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services across Devon, the South West, and nationally. We're dedicated to improving mental health and wellbeing, working with our partners to provide high-quality, safe, and recovery-focused care.

Our aims are to:

  • Provide excellent care and treatment
  • Create a great place to work
  • Collaborate with others
  • Make the best use of resources
  • Promote social justice and tackle discrimination
  • Make a positive contribution to our environment

Clinical strategy

Our clinical strategy 2025-28 sets out our commitment to people using our services, their families and carers; the people we employ; the communities we serve and our partner organisations. 

Our staff

Our staff are essential to our success. We are committed to involving them in our development and to ensure our services are driven by the voices of the people who use them.

We're an equal opportunities employer, working to challenge discrimination and stigma, and promoting recovery, inclusion, and wellbeing. We want mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity to be seen as equally important as physical health services.

Our charity

Our charity, Open Up, raises funds to deliver projects and services that make a real and lasting difference to people's lives. Thanks to your donations, we've been able to create calming spaces, offer new and beneficial therapies, and provide specialist equipment.

Our income and staff numbers

We have an income of over £403m a year and employ around 4,500 staff. Each year we receive around 85,000 referrals and support about 28,000 people every month.

We also have more than 50 peer support workers, 70 volunteers and 112 experts by experience with lived experience - who make a unique and valuable contribution to our work. 

Looking ahead

Looking ahead, we anticipate new challenges and opportunities. We will take every opportunity to raise the profile of mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity and are proud to be involved and leading this next phase of development for our staff and the people who use our services.

Our vision and mission

Our vision

An inclusive society where the importance of mental health and wellbeing is universally understood and valued.

Our mission

To be a centre of excellence for mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity.

Our values

The values enshrined in the NHS Constitution underpin all that we do. By living our values we will achieve our aims:

Compassion
Inspire - share our enthusiasm and passion

Respect and dignity
Include - promote equality, value diversity and champion recovery

Everyone counts
Integrate - work with our partners to deliver high quality, joined up services

Improving lives
Improve - strive for excellence in everything we do

Working together for patients
Involve - ensure that the people who use our services are driving and shaping them

Commitment to quality of care
Innovate - actively pursue innovative solutions and new opportunities to develop.