Sherwood Forest Hospitals has been recognised as the best acute NHS trust to work for in the East Midlands for a seventh successive — according to its own staff.

The 2024 National Staff Survey results showed that 71% of colleagues recommended the trust as a great place to work, which is 11.88% higher than the national average.

The trust — which operates Mansfield Community Hospital and King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton — also came top in the East Midlands for being a place to receive care, engagement, and staff morale.

The results showed that 90.7% of staff feel trusted to do their job, 89.1% think their role makes a difference to patients/service users, and 68% said they have access to the right learning and development opportunities when needed — the fourth highest nationally.

Dr David Selwyn, acting chief executive of the trust, said: “It’s great to see so many of our colleagues take part in the National Staff Survey. Their voices are invaluable in helping us to understand how staff truly feel and where we can continue to improve.

“I’m extremely proud of these results, which reaffirm that Sherwood is not just a great place to work, but also somewhere our colleagues would be happy to receive care themselves.

“It’s particularly encouraging to see improvements in key areas, such as fewer colleagues reporting experiences of bullying, violence, or harassment from patients or the public.”