The body which runs health services in Salford has been ranked number one in a national survey of NHS organisations with 95 per cent of staff recommending it as a place to work.
Conducted every year since 2003, the NHS Staff Survey is the largest survey of staff opinion in the UK. It gathers views on staff experience at work around key areas including appraisals and development, health and wellbeing, staff engagement and raising concerns.
The survery helps the NHS organisations who participate understand and compare their performance through the eyes of their workforce. It is a vital part of how services rate their own work.
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Of the 39 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which took part in the 2021 survey, Salford CCG is ranked first for overall positive score, up from second place last year. Some 91 per cent of the Salford CCG workforce completed the survey, the highest rate in the country, compared to the national average of 79 per cent.
Steve Dixon, chief accountable officer, said: “Staff wellbeing and development are extremely important to us so it’s fantastic to see this reflected in the results.
“2021 was another year of challenges for staff working in health and care. Our teams worked tirelessly with GP practices to keep primary care open, providing the highest standards of care, and with partners to deliver the largest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS."
