THE latest NHS staff survey results show that people working at Isle of Wight NHS Trust are seeing improvements to their work life.

Among the positives were the quality of care, safety culture and the health and wellbeing support on offer to staff, plus improvements to morale and staff engagement.

More people are recommending the trust as a place to work and there was an increase in the number of staff happy with the standard of care provided.

The Ambulance Service recorded some of the best results in the country, scoring highest in its category for eight out of ten key themes.

Overall, the trust has seen improvements across its workforce in six key areas — quality of care, safety culture, safe environment - bullying and harassment, health and wellbeing, staff engagement and morale.

However, the survey highlighted several areas for improvement, including how the trust involves staff in decision-making, how teams discuss their effectiveness and people’s experience of violence in the workplace.

Maggie Oldham, chief executive, said: “More people than ever had their say in the latest staff survey and these positive results show the progress we are making as a trust, even as we respond to the challenges of Covid-19.

"Making sure people are happy and healthy at work is crucial to providing the high quality, compassionate care we strive for. So, it is fantastic to see that our staff feel better supported and that morale has improved.

"The people in our team make a positive difference every day and they are a credit to our trust and I would like to thank them for all for their hard work.

“The wonderful support of our Island community has meant so much to us during the last year and I am sure that it has helped people through some difficult months. So, thank you again for all your support.”