Children and Family Health Devon now led by Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Children and Family Health Devon Update

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) has now moved to a single‑provider arrangement to help strengthen and simplify the way services are delivered across Devon and Torbay. Devon Partnership NHS Trust is now the lead provider for CFHD, following agreement with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Devon.

Remaining as an alliance, CFHD will continue to bring together a wide range of community-based health services and continuing to work in partnership with other NHS organisations, local authorities, education settings, voluntary sector partners and families themselves.

This change is designed to make services more joined‑up and easier to navigate, ensuring families continue to receive high‑quality, timely support.

Emma O’Connell, Children’s Alliance Director (interim) , said; “This change creates a more streamlined structure to support our teams and help services continue to improve for the children, young people and families we serve. Importantly, there has been no change to how families access support, and teams continue to work with the same colleagues and partners to deliver care.”

Since CFHD was created in 2019, services have worked together to improve access and build more integrated support. Moving to a single‑provider model is the next step in enhancing these services and helping ensure children and young people get the right help at the right time.

CFHD remain committed to providing compassionate, accessible and effective care for families across Devon and Torbay.