A MENTAL health recovery college has estimated it can save up to £1.3m of NHS money every year, while making a difference to the lives of people with mental health issues.
The Health and Wellbeing College, run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. provides students with the skills and knowledge to take control of their mental health recovery, along with opportunities to connect with others.
This resulted in the students having fewer appointments or phone calls with a mental health professional, which saved money and freed up clinicians’ time to support people with more complex mental health issues.
The Health and Wellbeing College offers a range of educational mental health recovery courses, including ‘Out of the Blues’ (coping with low mood), ‘Cool It’ (managing anger) and many more.
The college is open to people over 18, who live in Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside and Glossop and Stockport. Since opening in 2017, the college has supported 1214 students.
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