The national NHS Staff Survey and the NHS Quarterly Pulse Survey give you the opportunity to have your say on what it’s like working for the NHS and our Trust.

Our survey's help us identify what is going well and what the organisation can do to improve. The aim is to gather information that will help the Trust provide better care for patients and improve the working lives of staff.

NHS People Promises, were created by people from across the NHS. They are the 'ingredients' of what a positive and compassionate workplace looks like, and NHS people said they need to enjoy and thrive in their workplaces. They are: 'We are compassionate and inclusive', 'We are recognised and rewarded', 'We each have a voice that counts', 'We are safe and healthy', 'We are always learning', 'We work flexibly', 'We are a team'. There are also two all encompassing themes: 'Staff engagement' and 'Morale'.

• In our latest 2025 Staff Survey, 64% of our colleagues took part. Compared to other Trusts, this is a higher than average, strong response rate.

• Our Trust outperformed other Trusts, scoring higher than the average for all People Promise and themes compared with the average score for Trusts nationally. We also scored higher in all but one (which was equal) People Promises compared with other Trusts similar to ours (Mental Health & Learning Disability and Mental Health, Learning Disability & Community Trusts).

• Our Advocacy score, which reflects whether colleagues feel patient care is the organisation’s top priority, would recommend us as a place to work, and would be confident in the care provided to friends and family, remains one of our greatest strengths.

Despite these comparatively strong 2025 survey results, we remain committed to ensuring we listen, learn and act on any colleague feedback, including identifying from the survey our areas of focus / opportunities to strengthen positive workplace experiences in our Trust. You can expect to hear about, and have the chance to be involved. in this work.