For periods of time key leadership roles were unfilled for a variety of reasons and ALL staff strived to ‘raise their game’ to ensure a holistic family centred approach continued to be at the core of what we do and services were impacted as little as possible. We faced challenges that could have not been foreseen and found new ways of working and ensuring effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team and the wider community that have supported children, young people and their families in the last year. Treating and supporting children, young people and their families is what we do, and the whole team never lost sight of this despite some of the unheard-of, rare and unusual circumstances we found ourselves in as individuals in our home lives, and collectively as a skilled, efficient and experienced team.

Despite these demanding times the team never lost sight of their duty of care, advocacy, accountability and responsibility they have and continue to have to Children, Young people and their families in South Devon.