Providing high quality care for patients is our top priority and underpins everything we do here at Pennine Care. It’s important that we can demonstrate this at any time, to anyone.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.
They carry out inspections to assess whether we are meeting fundamental standards of care and recommend areas we can improve on.
Our latest inspection and rating - Good
We've been rated 'Good' for well-led by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), recognising improvements in leadership and culture across the organisation.
The report is now available, following an inspection in February 2026. Read the full Pennine Care NHS CQC report.
Inspectors highlighted a strong and compassionate leadership team, a clear strategic direction, and a culture focused on learning, improvement and collaboration.
The extensive review included detailed analysis of information and data over the previous 12 months. This was alongside observing meetings and carrying out interviews and focus groups with trade union leads, staff network leads, governors, and patient and carer groups.
Feedback from people who use services was largely positive, with 88% rating their care as good or very good.
People described feeling supported, understood and reassured, and highlighted the compassion, dignity and respect shown by staff. Care was often described as personalised and responsive to individual needs.
The report also recognises our strong partnerships across Greater Manchester and focus on listening to patients, carers and colleagues, with lived experience helping to shape services and drive improvement.
The CQC identified areas where further improvements are needed, including strengthening care planning and workforce support, as well as addressing pressures such as staffing and variation in experience across services.
We have already put in place a comprehensive improvement programme to respond to these findings and continues to focus on delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care.
Ratings for specific services
The CQC also carry out focused inspections on individual services. View a full list of our ratings for specific services.