A survey of more than 1,000 Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust staff revealed that nine out of ten across would recommend the organisation as a place for family and friends to receive treatment.

The results also showed that more than three quarters of staff across all three sites — King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton; Mansfield Community Hospital; and Newark Hospital — would recommend the trust as a place to work.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals carries out an anonymous survey of staff every quarter.

The results were presented at a public board of directors meeting.

The positive figures were up significantly from 78% and 70% respectively in the recent annual NHS staff survey.

Richard Mitchell, chief executive at the trust said: “We want to provide safe, personalised care to local people, with every patient treated as if they are a member of our own family.

“These quarterly staff survey results give us a useful indicator of how we are performing against that objective, and it is hugely positive that the vast majority of our colleagues are telling us that they have pride and confidence in the services that we provide.”