1 = I agree to take part in this survey
2 = I don't agree to take part in this survey

Are you currently a nurse working in mental health in the UK?
1 = Yes
2 = No

1 = Pass
2 = Fail

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Mental Health Nurse
1 = Mental Health Nurse

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Adult Nurse / General Nurse
1 = Adult Nurse / General Nurse

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Learning Disability Nurse
1 = Learning Disability Nurse

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Children's Nurse
1 = Children's Nurse

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Midwife
1 = Midwife

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice SCPHN (Specialist community public health nurse)
1 = SCPHN (Specialist community public health nurse)

Which part(s) of the NMC register are you on? (Please check all that apply) - Selected Choice Other (please specify):
1 = Other (please specify):

Please indicate the SPQ you hold: - Selected Choice
1 = Mental health
2 = Community mental health nursing
3 = Adult nursing
4 = Learning disability nurse
5 = Community learning disabilities nursing
6 = District nursing
7 = Children's nursing
8 = Community children's nursing
9 = General practice nursing
10 = Other (Please specify):

In what country did you first register as a qualified nurse? - Selected Choice
1 = UK
2 = Other country (please specify):

In which country did your first register as a qualified nurse?
1 = UK
2 = Nigeria
3 = India
4 = Ireland
5 = Zimbabwe
6 = Australia
7 = New Zealand
8 = Philippines
9 = Trinidad
10 = South Africa

Who is your current employer? (Please select one) - Selected Choice
1 = NHS (excluding GP practices)
2 = NHS Bank
3 = NHS Commissioned Service
4 = GP practice / Primary Care Service
5 = NHS 111 / NHS 24 / Helpline
6 = Nursing Agency
7 = Independent / Private Healthcare Provider (including care/residential homes)
8 = Local authority / Council (including schools, social care)
9 = Charity / Voluntary Group (including Hospice)
10 = University / Education Provider
11 = Other (please specify):

Which of the following best describes your post / job title (for your main job)?
1 = Staff Nurse
2 = Senior Staff Nurse
3 = Community Nurse
4 = Community Mental Health Nurse
5 = Community Team Leader / Deputy Team Leader
6 = Sister / Charge Nurse / Ward or Unit Manager
7 = Senior Nurse / Matron / Nurse Manager
8 = Clinical Nurse Specialist
9 = Consultant Nurse
10 = Advanced Practitioner
11 = Nurse Practitioner
12 = District Nurse
13 = Health visitor / SCPHN
14 = School Nurse
15 = Practice Nurse
16 = Manager / Director
17 = Researcher / Lecturer / Tutor
18 = NHS R&D / Research Nurse

Please indicate your current pay band / full-time salary equivalent (excluding any premia such as London Weighting).
1 = Less than Band 4 (<£25,147)
2 = Band 4 (£25,147 - £27,596)
3 = Band 5 (£28,407 - £34,581)
4 = Band 6 (£35,392 - £42,618)
5 = Band 7 (£43,742 - £50,056)
6 = Band 8a (£50,952 - £57,349)
7 = Band 8b (£58,972 - £68,525)
8 = Band 8c (£70,417 - £81,138)
9 = Band 8d (£83,571 - £96,376)
10 = Band 9 (£99,891 - £114,949)
11 = Greater than Band 9 (> £114,949)
12 = Prefer not to say

What is your contract type? - Selected Choice
1 = Permanent
2 = Non-permanent / Temporary / Fixed-Term
3 = NHS Bank
4 = Agency
5 = Zero Hours
6 = Self-Employed
7 = Other (please specify):

Are you working full or part-time?
1 = Full-time
2 = Part-time
3 = Occasional / Other (e.g. bank or agency)

On average, how many hours per week do you usually work?
1 = 0-15 hours
2 = 16-29 hours
3 = 30 or more hours

Would you describe your job role as primarily: - Selected Choice
1 = Clinical
2 = Management
3 = Leadership
4 = Equal Clinical & Management
5 = Education / Research
6 = Other (please specify):

Where are you primarily based? - Selected Choice
1 = Organisation-wide / Corporate
2 = Hospital ward or unit (Mental Health)
3 = Hospital ward or unit (General acute)
4 = Community
5 = Social Care
6 = Primary Care / GP
7 = Criminal Justice
8 = Education / Training Provider
9 = Other Specialist services (e.g., substance misuse, eating disorder) (please describe):

How many beds does your ward / unit currently have (excluding beds closed / not available for use)? - Selected Choice
1 = Number of beds:
3 = Don't know

Do you have an agreed caseload size?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
6 = Not applicable

Which of the following best describes the patients you work with? (Please tick all that apply) Mother & Baby
1 = Mother & Baby

Which of the following best describes the patients you work with? (Please tick all that apply) Children and Young Adults / Adolescents
1 = Children and Young Adults / Adolescents

Which of the following best describes the patients you work with? (Please tick all that apply) Adults
1 = Adults

Which of the following best describes the patients you work with? (Please tick all that apply) Older People
1 = Older People

Which of the following best describes the patients you work with? (Please tick all that apply) Not applicable
1 = Not applicable

What was your last shift? - Selected Choice
1 = An early shift (e.g. 7 AM - 3:30 PM)
2 = A late shift (e.g. 1 PM - 8:30 PM)
3 = A twilight shift (e.g. 6 PM - 12 AM)
4 = A long day shift (e.g. 7 AM - 7:30 PM)
5 = A nigh shift (e.g. 7 PM - 7:30 AM)
6 = Office hours (e.g. 8 AM - 4 PM)
7 = Other (Please specify):

1 = Weekday (Mon-Fri)
2 = Weekend (Sat, Sun)

Were you working in your usual place / setting / team?
1 = Yes
2 = No, I was redeployed / covering elsewhere
3 = I don't have a usual place of work

How many patients were you responsible for/saw on your last shift? - Selected Choice
1 = Number of patients:
2 = Don't know

In total, how many patients were on your ward / unit on your last shift? - Selected Choice
0 = Don't know
1 = Number of patients:

Counting YOURSELF, how many nursing staff were on duty during your last shift? (Write a number in each box) - Selected Choice Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
1 = Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

Counting YOURSELF, how many nursing staff were on duty during your last shift? (Write a number in each box) - Selected Choice Other nursing registrants (i.e., Adult, Learning disability, children)
1 = Other nursing registrants (i.e., Adult, Learning disability, children)

Counting YOURSELF, how many nursing staff were on duty during your last shift? (Write a number in each box) - Selected Choice Nursing support staff (e.g., HCAS, nursing associates)
1 = Nursing support staff (e.g., HCAS, nursing associates)

Counting YOURSELF, how many nursing staff were on duty during your last shift? (Write a number in each box) - Selected Choice Don't know
1 = Don't know

1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know

Who was the person in charge on your last shift? - Selected Choice
1 = Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
2 = Registered Nurse (Other)
3 = Other profession / staff group (please specify):
4 = Not applicable / no team leader
5 = Don't know

What was their pay band (or full-time equivalent salary)?
1 = Band 4 (£25,147 - £27,596)
2 = Band 5 (£28,407 - £34,581)
3 = Band 6 (£35,392 - £42,618)
4 = Band 7 (£43,742 - £50,056)
5 = Band 8a (£50,952 - £57,349)
6 = Band 8b (£58,972 - £68,525)
7 = Band 8c (£70,417 - £81,138)
8 = Band 8d (£83,571-£96,376)
9 = Band 9 (£99,891 - £114,949)
10 = Greater than Band 9 (> £114,949)
11 = Don't know

On your last shift/duty, was any necessary care left undone because of you lacked the time to complete it?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't Know
4 = Not applicable

Have you had any mental health specific CPD, training or education in the last 12 months?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
4 = Not applicable

Are there any tasks / activities YOU regularly do (e.g. every shift) that you think would be more appropriate to be done by non-nursing staff?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not applicable

1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree
6 = Not applicable / don't know

Please rate your agreement with the following statements: - In general, the quality of nursing care where I work is excellent.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree
6 = N/A

Below are some statements about your experience as a nurse, both positive and negative. Consider each statement about your current work situation. Select the rating that most accurately reflects how frequently you have experienced these things in the LAST 30 DAYS. - I am happy that I chose to work in mental healthcare.
1 = Never
2 = Rarely
3 = Sometimes
4 = Often
5 = Very Often

Overall, how would you rate your... - Physical health
1 = Poor
2 = Fair
3 = Good
4 = Very Good
5 = Excellent

Have you taken any sick leave in the last 12 months?
0 = Can't remember
1 = Yes
2 = No

The last shift you took sick leave, what was the MAIN reason for this? - Selected Choice
1 = Physical illness
2 = Mental ill-health
3 = Injury (work-related)
4 = Injury (non-work related)
5 = I didn't feel able to work
6 = Sick child
7 = Other family illness/crisis
8 = Unable to get off-duty needed
9 = Prefer not to say
10 = Other (please specify):

Were you offered any support to help you return to work?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know / Can't remember

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Occupational health referral / assessment
1 = Occupational health referral / assessment

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Return to work conversation
1 = Return to work conversation

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Phased reintroduction to work
1 = Phased reintroduction to work

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Reduced role ("light duties")
1 = Reduced role ("light duties")

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Move to another job role
1 = Move to another job role

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Flexible / hybrid working
1 = Flexible / hybrid working

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Time off to attend appointments
1 = Time off to attend appointments

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Reasonable adjustments (i.e., equipment, accessibility)
1 = Reasonable adjustments (i.e., equipment, accessibility)

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation
1 = Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Counselling / Psychotherapy / Support group
1 = Counselling / Psychotherapy / Support group

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Substance misuse / alcohol support
1 = Substance misuse / alcohol support

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Free subscription to App (mental health)
1 = Free subscription to App (mental health)

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Free diet/exercise programme / Classes / App
1 = Free diet/exercise programme / Classes / App

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Prefer not to say
1 = Prefer not to say

What support was offered? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Other (please describe):
1 = Other (please describe):

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Impact on colleagues.
1 = Impact on colleagues.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice I would feel guilty about taking sickness absence.
1 = I would feel guilty about taking sickness absence.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Impact on patient care.
1 = Impact on patient care.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Impact on me when I return to work (e.g. greater workload).
1 = Impact on me when I return to work (e.g. greater workload).

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Concerns others may not be supportive of me.
1 = Concerns others may not be supportive of me.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Concerns that sickness absence would not be appropriate or would be challenged.
1 = Concerns that sickness absence would not be appropriate or would be challenged.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Pressured to attend by colleague(s) / manager(s).
1 = Pressured to attend by colleague(s) / manager(s).

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice I don't want to use up my sick leave.
1 = I don't want to use up my sick leave.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice I don't have enough sick leave to take time off.
1 = I don't have enough sick leave to take time off.

Which of the following (if any) are reason(s) you might / did work when unwell? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice None of the above, I would never work when unwell.
1 = None of the above, I would never work when unwell.

Please rate your agreement with the following statements: - I feel comfortable taking sick leave for physical health reasons.
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree

Overall, how satisfied are you with your job?
1 = Extremely dissatisfied
2 = Somewhat dissatisfied
3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4 = Somewhat satisfied
5 = Extremely satisfied

What are your plans in relation to your current job?
1 = I expect to stay for at least a year
2 = Plan to leave within 12 months (including retirement, maternity / parental leave)
3 = I don't know

What do you plan to do next? - Selected Choice
1 = Another nursing job with current organisation
2 = Same / similar job in different organisation
3 = Retirement
4 = Take maternity / parental leave
5 = Career break
6 = Return to study / education / training
7 = NHS Bank nursing
8 = Agency nursing
9 = Nursing outside the UK
10 = Non-nursing job
11 = Work for University / education provider
12 = Other (Please specify):

Is there anything about your current job that makes you want to leave?
0 = Don't know
1 = Yes
2 = No

In terms of IMPROVING your working life, how important are each of the following to you? - Registered Nurse (mental health) staffing levels.
1 = Not at all important
2 = Slightly important
3 = Moderately important
4 = Very important
5 = Extremely important

Please indicate the extent you agree with each of the following statements by checking one box on each row. - I have the resources I need to do a good job.
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree

The following statements are about you, and how you experience and feel about your work. Please indicate how often each statement applies to you. - At work, I feel mentally exhausted.
1 = Never
2 = Seldom
3 = Sometimes
4 = Often
5 = Always

What gender do you identify as? - Selected Choice
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = Non-binary
4 = Prefer not to say
5 = Prefer to self-describe:

What is your age?
1 = Under 20 years
2 = 21-30 years
3 = 31-40 years
4 = 41-50 years
5 = 51-60 years
6 = 61-70 years
7 = Above 71 years
8 = Prefer not to say

What best describes your ethnic group?
1 = White: English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British
2 = White: Irish
3 = White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
4 = Any other white background
5 = White and Black Caribbean
6 = White and Black African
7 = White and Asian
8 = Any other mixed
9 = Indian
10 = Pakistani
11 = Bangladeshi
12 = Chinese
13 = Any other Asian
14 = African
15 = Caribbean
16 = Any other Black/African/Caribbean
17 = Any other ethnic group
18 = Arab
19 = Prefer not to say

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Registered Nurse (without diploma or degree)
1 = Registered Nurse (without diploma or degree)

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Enrolled Nurse (without diploma or degree)
1 = Enrolled Nurse (without diploma or degree)

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice NVQ/SVQ level 2,3, or 4
1 = NVQ/SVQ level 2,3, or 4

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Nursing diploma
1 = Nursing diploma

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Nursing degree
1 = Nursing degree

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Masters
1 = Masters

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice PhD
1 = PhD

Which nursing qualifications do you hold? (Please select all that apply) - Selected Choice Other(s) (Please specify):
1 = Other(s) (Please specify):

Where do you current work? - Selected Choice
1 = Scotland
2 = Northern Ireland
3 = Wales
4 = East of England
5 = North East / Yorkshire
6 = North West
7 = South East
8 = South West
9 = East Midlands
10 = West Midlands
11 = Yorkshire and the Humber
12 = Another part of the UK (Please specify):