Item 8 - Sheffield Health and Social Care

Art therapy session on ward G1In addition, the percentage of staff agreeingthat their role makes a difference to patientsand the percentage agreeing that they feel ableto contribute towards improvements at work wereboth above average.Although the Trust still needs to significantlyimprove in respect of certain elements of its training,the survey shows the Trust as being amongst thebest 20% in terms of receiving job-relevant training,learning or development in the last 12 months.On appraisal, the Trust’s relative ranking hasdeclined, however, although there was a slightimprovement in the percentage figure, the rateof improvement fell below that of other Trusts.A further area for continued consideration is thepercentage of staff reporting work-related stress.However at the same time the largest change sincethe 2011 survey is in respect of the improvement instaff satisfaction; with the Trust now being in thetop 20% of comparable Trusts.SECTION 9.0Regulatory Ratings8182