Colleagues at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) have shared their experiences of working in the organisation through the NHS Staff Survey 2025.

Over 50%, a total of 2,256 staff members, took part in the annual national survey, which gathers feedback from NHS colleagues across the country about their working lives, workplace culture and the care they provide. CWP’s survey is independently managed by IQVIA on behalf of the Trust to ensure confidentiality.

The Trust’s high-level results for 2025 show strong performance in several areas when compared with similar NHS organisations.

Key highlights include:

  • 65.3% of staff said they would recommend CWP as a place to work, making the Trust the highest-scoring mental health, learning disability and community trust in the North West for this measure. This is 2.53% above the national average.
  • 69.67% of colleagues said they would be happy with the standard of care provided by CWP if a friend or relative needed treatment. This places the Trust 15th out of 49 similar trusts nationally and 5.22% above the national average.
  • 78.05% of staff said the organisation acts on concerns raised by patients and service users, the highest score in the North West for comparable trusts and 3.02% above the national average.
  • CWP also achieved the highest score in the North West for the NHS People Promise theme 'We are compassionate and inclusive', with a score of 7.76 out of 10.
  • CWP was also the highest scoring in the region for 'engagement', with a score of 7.04 out of 10.

Below is a simple visual that shows how CWP has performed under the seven NHS People Promise themes, as well as under the ‘morale’, ‘engagement’ and ‘advocacy’ questions. More detailed Trust-wide data can be found in our benchmark report.

While the results clearly show a culture of inclusion, compassionate care and supportive leadership, the Trust's focus remains on continuous improvement for both colleagues and the communities it serves. 

Feedback from colleagues plays an important role in shaping these improvements across the organisation and updates will be shared as actions are developed in response to staff feedback - helping to ensure CWP remains a great place to work and receive care.