About us

Devon and Cornwall SARC provides help and support after rape or sexual assault for people in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We do this through our sexual assault referral centres in Exeter, Plymouth and Truro. We offer medical assistance, forensic assessment, guidance, support and access to an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) through a single point of contact at 0300 3034626 or by filling in a short referral form. All of our staff are specially trained to support people who have been sexually assaulted.

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Devon and Cornwall SARC is a specialist service delivered by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Our values guide everything we do. At all times, we aim to:

  • Demonstrate compassion
  • Strive for excellence
  • Respect diversity
  • Act with integrity
  • Listen and support others
  • All our staff are driven to provide the best possible care for patients.

You can find more information about Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust including our services, performance, annual report and job vacancies on their website.

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If you’ve experienced our services recently, either as a patient yourself or as a carer or friend of someone else, please tell us how it was. Was it good? What could have been better? Your story will be handled confidentially by the non-profit service Care Opinion, an independent organisation that provides an online forum for patient feedback. Your story may appear (without your name) on their website. Care Opinion asks the health service to respond to the feedback you share, but does not reveal your identity. The service is independent of the Trust and the NHS. For more information visit www.careopinion.org.uk  

What to do if you have a complaint

As well as being told when we do things well, we also need to know when things don’t go so well. When this happens you can support us by letting us know what the problem is as soon as possible. We hope that the relationship built up between you and our staff will enable you to raise any issues or concerns you may have with them directly. It is quite possible that they will be able to sort out the problem straight away. Complaints procedure.