Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
We’re proud to provide mental health, learning disability, and autism services to people across Greater Manchester and beyond. We serve a population of 1.3 million and our vision is a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities. More than 4,000 dedicated and skilled staff deliver care from 88 different locations in six boroughs: Bury, Glossop, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside.

Our work in suicide prevention
We know as a provider of mental health, learning disability and autism services we have a powerful opportunity to prevent suicide in those with mental health difficulties. At the heart of our plan lies a single aspiration: To ensure that every individual who uses our services knows they have a life worth living.
We firmly believe that every human life holds value and potential, that everybody is deserving of support, compassion, and hope. We are committed to fostering connection, instilling hope, and empowering people who use our services to recover.

Our motivation for joining the NSPA
There is now a considerable evidence base of what is effective in preventing suicides in both the general population and of those within mental health services. We have reviewed this evidence, the national suicide prevention strategy and the work of the Greater Manchester suicide prevention work programme.
We have 5 priority areas for our prevention work: Safer services, staff skills and support, support after a suicide, always learning, and partnership. With our priorities in mind we have joined NSPA to strengthen our partnership working.

Our areas of expertise
Our mental health teams provide care and treatment for people with mild to moderate conditions such as depression, anxiety or dementia, or more serious mental health illnesses such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
We run talking therapies, drug and alcohol services, psychiatric intensive care, rehabilitation services, military veterans’ services and many more. Our learning disability services are for people with a moderate to profound level of learning disability, such as those with downs syndrome.
