Survey respondent characteristics
| Site characteristic | Descriptor | Survey respondents* (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation (n=133) | Acute trust | 63.9 |
| Community trust | 24.1 | |
| Mental health trust | 2.3 | |
| Primary care trust | 7.5 | |
| Strategic Health Authority | 6.0 | |
| Other | 4.6 | |
| Staff level banding† (n=134) | Bands 1–4 | 0.7 |
| Bands 5–6 | 10.4 | |
| Bands 7–8 | 61.9 | |
| Above Band 8 | 28.4 | |
| Other | 2.1 | |
| Regional cluster (n=134) | North | 26.9 |
| Midlands/East of England | 26.9 | |
| London | 6.7 | |
| South East Coast | 9.7 | |
| South Central | 21.6 | |
| South West | 6.0 | |
| Prefer not to say | 6.0 |
*Some respondents chose more than one option to describe their organisation, banding, and region.
†Most jobs in the NHS are covered by the AfC pay scales. This covers all staff except doctors, dentists and the most senior managers. The AfC job evaluation system determines a point score, which is used to match jobs to one of the nine pay bands and determine levels of basic salary (ref: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/nursing/pay-for-nurses/).
AfC, Agenda for Change; NHS, National Health Service.