Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health

Serving a population of over 1.3 million people, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust offers community health care and mental health care across Greater Manchester, and more specifically, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Glossop, Stockport and Trafford.

Operating from a number of sites, the trust runs one minor injuries unit in the area. Services run by the trust include both in and outpatient care for mental health patients, community learning disability support, diabetes service and occupational health services. Supporting the Armed Forces, the trust ran the pilot for Veterans mental health care service.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      85
    • Severe
      1
    • Moderate
      472
    • Low
      1,968
    • None
      3,609
    Total 6,135
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Self-harming behaviour
    2. Patient accident
    3. Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    October to December 2023
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    95.8%

  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    January 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    0
  • Percentage of patients followed up within 7 days of mental health discharge
    October to December 2019
    Percentage of patients followed up within 7 days of mental health discharge
    99.6%

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    0
  • Wrong site surgery - 0
  • Retained foreign object post procedure - 0
  • Wrong implant/prosthesis - 0
  • Misplaced naso- or orogastric tubes - 0
  • Overdose of insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device - 0
  • Administration of medication by the wrong route - 0
  • Overdose of methotrexate for non cancer treatment - 0
  • Failure to install functional collapsible shower or curtain rails - 0
  • Transfusion or transplantation of ABO incompatible blood components or organs - 0
  • Unintentional connection of a patient requiring O2 to an air flowmeter - 0
  • Misselection of high strength midazolam - 0
  • Misselection of a strong potassium solution - 0
  • Falls from poorly restricted windows - 0
  • Chest or neck entrapment in bed rails - 0
  • Scalding of patients - 0