Racism does not have a place in our organisation. We will challenge poor behaviour, eradicate, and challenge incidents of discrimination, victimisation or harassment based on a person’s ethnicity. Read our anti-racism statement.

We are also working to reduce racial inequalities in mental health services, as part of NHS England's patient and carer race equality framework (PCREF).

Patient and carer race equality framework

The patient and carer race equality framework (PCREF) is an NHS England initiative designed to reduce racial inequalities in mental health services, by helping organisations review and improve how they support patients and carers from diverse communities.

There are six key areas we will be working on:

  1. Cultural awareness - recognising and understanding the diverse backgrounds of our local communities, to make services more inclusive.
  2. Staff knowledge and awareness - recognising the racialised experiences of communities and acting to identify and overcome biases, prejudices, and systemic racism.
  3. Partnership working - building close, equal partnerships with communities, local leaders, and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
  4. Co-production - ensuring patients and carers are equal partners in decision-making, actively involving them in the design, development, and review of care pathways.
  5. Representative workforce - providing a safe environment and ensuring the workforce reflects our local communities.
  6. Co-learning - creating a culture of continuous learning between Pennine Care and the community, where feedback is used to drive improvement.

We will share more information here about our progress and opportunities to get involved or give feedback.

Improving support for carers

We're part of a pilot to strengthen support for racially marginalised carers, which launched on 8 June for Carers Week 2026.

The pilot will support mental health providers to create practical guidance to improve how unpaid carers from racially marginalised communities are identified, involved and supported.

Three of our services will be taking part; Tatton unit, Oldham mental health support team, and Stockport older people’s specialist mental health team.

This will link the existing work to the Triangle of Care, a nationally recognised scheme led by Carers Trust.

If you are a unpaid carer and would like to get involved, please contact us on pcn-tr.involvement.penninecare@nhs.net

Greater Manchester No Space for Racism campaign

We are taking a stand against racism, alongside Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership.

The partnership has launched a new No Space for Racism campaign, bringing together the NHS, councils, and community organisations, working as one team to support staff.

Racism has no place in health and care and staff should never feel alone.

The No Space for Racism campaign website has more information about how to report racism, why reporting matters, and how to be an active bystander.

Respect campaign

In March 2026, we also launched a new Respect campaign to promote a culture of kindness, safety and mutual respect across all our services.

You will notice materials displayed across Pennine Care sites, including inpatient wards, community services, reception areas and staff spaces.