Analysis of the best and worst performers in the South of England region on key measures in the NHS staff survey 2015. 

 

The five organisations in the south of England where the highest percentage of staff disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: “If a friend or relative needed treatment I would be happy with the standard of care provided by this organisation.” We have excluded ambulance and specialist trusts - all other providers are included. 

Name% staff who disagree or strongly disagree
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust 19
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust 19
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust 19
Medway Foundation Trust 17
Devon Partnership Trust 17

The five organisations in the south of England where the lowest percentage of staff disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: “If a friend or relative needed treatment I would be happy with the standard of care provided by this organisation. We have excluded ambulance and specialist trusts - all other providers are included.

Name% staff who disagree or strongly disagree
Salisbury Foundation Trust 3
Taunton And Somerset Foundation Trust 3
Royal Devon And Exeter Foundation Trust 3
Sussex Community Trust            3
Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust          4

The two acute trusts that performed worst in the region on this measure have both seen significant upheaval over the past two years - particularly Medway. The Kent district general hospital trust has seen a significant turnover in management and difficulties in recruiting substantive clinical staff.

Of the top five trusts on this measure, Salisbury Foundation Trust and the Royal Surrey have both enjoyed relative stability.

On the second measure we examined, staff at acute trusts were significantly more likely to believe they were understaffed, compared to their counterparts in London.

The five organisations in the south of England where the highest percentage of staff disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: “There are enough staff at this organisation for me to do my job properly.” We have excluded ambulance and specialist trusts - all other providers are included.

Name% staff who disagree or strongly disagree
Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust           60
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust 58
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust 58
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 57
Medway NHS Foundation Trust 56

In the acute sector, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has England’s highest proportion of staff disagreeing when asked if there were enough staff.

Medway and the Royal Cornwall were also in the bottom five on the other measures.

For both measures we have excluded ambulance trusts. The three ambulance trusts serving the south of England are the worst performers on this measure.

The five organisations in the south of England where the lowest percentage of staff disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: ”There are enough staff at this organisation for me to do my job properly”

Name% staff who disagree or strongly disagree
Royal Devon And Exeter Foundation Trust 32
Dartford And Gravesham Trust 36
Taunton And Somerset Foundation Trust 37
Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust                       39
Frimley Health Foundation Trust 39

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Mapped: Staff survey engagement scores