Employee health and wellbeing survey The organisation is committed to promoting positive health and wellbeing for all staff. To do this, we need to find out what issues are important to you. Completing this survey will help us understand how the working environment and lifestyles impact on staff health and wellbeing. Please complete this survey as fully as possible. The results will then help us to develop and health campaigns and provide initiatives that are relevant to you and your colleagues. All data collected in this survey will be held anonymously and securely. It will not be possible to identify individuals from this data. The information provided will help us to understand the health of staff at an organisational level. It may also be used when evaluating the health and wellbeing programme. All questions are optional. Please return your completed survey to: Kylie Murrell Staff Health and Wellbeing Officer Occupational Health Department rth Tyneside General Hospital Rake Lane rth Shields NE29 8NH

About you 1. Which business unit do you primarily work for? Child Health Emergency Care & Medicine Clinical Support Emergency Surgery & Elective Care Community Estates & Facilities Corporate Services 2. Which site are you based at? Alnwick Infirmary Hexham General Hospital Berwick Infirmary Merley Croft Blyth Community Hospital Morpeth Cottage Hospital Cobalt rth Tyneside General Hospital Epsom Drive Rothbury Community Hospital Foundry House Sir GB Hunter Memorial Hospital Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital Wansbeck General Hospital Other: 3. To which occupational group do you belong within this Trust? Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Assistants Registered nurses adult/general Registered nurses mental health Registered nurses learning disabilities Registered nurses - children Midwives Health Visitors Registered nurses district/community Other registered nurses Nursing auxiliary/assistant / health care assistant Medical and Dental Medical /dental consultant Medical/dental in training

Medical/dental - other Allied Health Professionals Clinical Psychology Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Radiography Other qualified allied health professional Support to allied health professional Scientific and Technical / Healthcare Scientists Pharmacy Other qualified Scientific and Technical / Healthcare Scientists Support to Scientific and Technical / Healthcare Scientists Other groups Admin and Clerical Central Functions / Corporate Services Maintenance / Ancillary General Management Health Improvement Other Please specify 4. How many contracted hours do you work? <16 16-37.5 >37.5 5. In general, would you say your health is Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor 6. At present, do you feel under pressure at work? 7. If yes, is this pressure mainly due to Work issues Personal issues Both

Diet and physical activity The following questions relate to diet and physical activity. A portion of vegetables approximately equals one handful or three serving spoons of vegetables or salad vegetables. A portion of fruit equals approximately a tablespoon of dried fruit, one medium sized piece of fruit such as an apple, 2 small pieces of fruit such as kiwi fruit, apricot or 125ml glass of pure fruit juice or smoothies. 8. How many portions of fruit and vegetables did you have yesterday? (Including fresh, frozen, tinned, juice or smoothies) 0 1 2 3 4 5+ 9. During the last 7 days, on how many days have you participated in moderate physical activity for 30 minutes or more? (such as brisk walking, gardening, cycling, swimming) 0 1 2 3 4 5+ Alcohol There is one unit of alcohol in each of these drinks: A small glass of wine (125ml) A pub measure of spirits or 25ml 1/2 pint of normal strength beer, lager A 50ml measure of fortified wine (such or cider as sherry, port) 10. How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? Never Monthly or less 2-4 times a month 2-3 times a week 4+ times a week 11. How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day when you are drinking? 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-9 10+ 12. How often have you had 6 or more units if female, or 8 or more units if male, on a single occasion in the last year? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily

Smoking 13. Do you currently smoke? 14. If yes, would you be interested in help to quit smoking? 15. If yes, would you be interested in receiving smoking cessation support at work? Weight management 16. Do you feel you are overweight or underweight? - overweight - underweight 17. Are you looking to make changes to your lifestyle in order to reduce your weight? 18. If weight management support was offered at work would you be interested? 19. What type of weight management support would interest you? Group support Info on exercise & healthy eating Exercise on referral Prefer to access weight management support outside of work

Mental wellbeing 20. Do you feel that you have any issues with your mental wellbeing? (e.g. sustained low mood, not being able to control worrying or anxiety, loss of interest in everyday activities) 21. Do you feel that the organisation supports you when you have mental wellbeing difficulties? 22. Are you aware that the organisation provides psychological support and counselling for staff? 23. Do you know how to access support if you are having mental wellbeing difficulties? Your views 24. Are there any barriers to improving your health and wellbeing? (select all that apply) Time Cost Lack of information Location of activities Lack of motivation Other 25. Are you aware of the services that the Occupational Health Department provide? If you have used the Occupational Health services, how satisfied were you with the support you received? (Occupational Health services include nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, counsellors and psychologists) (Optional) Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied

26. Please give an example of something in your workplace that has a positive impact on your health and wellbeing. 27. If there was one thing in your workplace that would improve your wellbeing, what would it be? 28. On which of the following health issues would you like to see more information available? (Please circle all that apply) Alcohol Arthritis Asthma Back pain Cancer Carers issues Contraception advice and provision Diabetes Domestic violence Drugs awareness Erectile dysfunction Exercise and physical activity Financial concerns Gambling issues Gender identity issues Healthy eating Heart health / blood pressure / cholesterol How to manage your weight Men s health Mental health issues (i.e. depression/anxiety) Pregnancy testing and decision-making Relationship counselling Psychosexual counselling Relationship counselling Stop smoking support Stress Women s health STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing and treatment Stroke Other:

Background information It is important for us to know whether we are supporting or providing services fairly to all groups of people. These questions will help us to find out about that. 29. Are you? Male Female Prefer not to say 30. Are you married or in a civil partnership? Prefer not to say 31. Are you? 16 20 31 40 51 65 21 30 41 50 65+ 32. Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Prefer not to say (The Equality Act 2010 considers a person to be disabled if they have a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.) If yes, which of the following applies to you? Physical disability (e.g. difficulty using your arms or legs) Sensory impairment (e.g. serious problems with your sight or your hearing) Mental health condition (e.g. depression) Long standing illness or health condition (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy) Learning disability Prefer not to say

33. Which of these groups do you consider yourself to belong to? White Asian / Asian British Black / African / Caribbean / Black British Mixed / multiple ethnic groups Any other ethnic group Prefer not to say 34. What is your religion or belief? religion Hindu Buddhist Jewish Christian (all denominations) Muslim Sikh Prefer not to say Any other religion (please state) 35. What is your sexual orientation? Heterosexual / straight Lesbian / gay woman Gay man Bisexual Prefer not to say Thank you for completing this survey. We are looking for staff to join our health advocate network. If you have an interest in health and wellbeing and would like to help promote our initiatives to colleagues, please contact Kylie Murrell (Staff Health and Wellbeing Officer) on kylie.murrell@nhct.nhs.uk or 0344 811 8111 ext. 2497. Prize draw For the chance to win a Kindle Fire tablet, please email your name and daytime contact details to wellbeing@nhct.nhs.uk.