How has Covid-19 affected you?

Please help us improve the experience of Essential workers, working in County Durham or Darlington during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Due to working during the pandemic, essential workers may come across difficult situations. In particular, people may be upset or troubled by actions they feel are wrong or against good practice.

These actions can be things you, or others, have done (or failed to do) and can lead to negative thoughts about yourself or others (e.g. “I am a terrible person” or “They don’t care about people’s lives”) as well as intense feelings of shame, guilt, or disgust.

Examples could include:

·       Feeling betrayed by unfair demands, rules or judgements (at work or outside of work), behaviour of others, or lack of information, resources, PPE etc to work effectively during the pandemic

·       Distress at obeying/enforcing rules that go against usual good practice or acting when guidance isn’t clear

·       Guilt at being unable to work, potentially infecting others or feeling responsible for a death or other harm due to lack of knowledge, fatigue or choices made with scarce resources

This is a new area and these are just a few possible examples which is why we want to hear about your experiences during the pandemic and what does, or could, help in the future.

The survey can be completed in under 10 minutes and anonymous responses to the survey will be used help us take action to improve the experience of essential workers. All questions are optional and any information you provide will be held securely and confidentially. Any personal information will be deleted after a maximum of a year. You can complete the survey even if you are not certain you are an essential worker (definition here) or if you were unable to work for part/all of the pandemic

Thank you

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* 1. During the pandemic, have you been troubled or upset by any of your own actions that you feel are wrong or go against good practice?

(Actions can include things that you did because you were told/advised to or did by accident. Actions can be similar to the examples above or something completely different.)

Not troubled at all by my own actions

Very troubled by my own actions

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* 2. During the pandemic, have you been troubled or upset by actions of other people that you feel are wrong or go against good practice?

(Actions can be by friends/colleagues/the community/leaders/others. They can be similar to the examples above or something completely different. Actions can be things that people had to do, did by accident or did on purpose)

Not troubled at all by other's actions

Very troubled by other's actions

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* 3. Please describe any actions that you felt were wrong, or against good practice, and any impact on you

(Actions can be anything you, or others, have done that felt wrong or against good practice. Impact could include emotional impact, thoughts about yourself or others or changes in behaviour)

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* 4. Is there anything that could help prevent a similar situation or reduce the impact? (what is there to be learned?)

(This includes any changes nationally, regionally, within organisations/ teams or individual action. It could be changing the way things are done, communication, guidance, training, more resources or something completely different. You can mention changes that have already been made that could prevent similar situations and anything that helped you cope)

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* 5. Please rate your current physical wellbeing using the slider below (this includes general physical health, aches/pain, mobility, preventable diseases and conditions)

Very Poor

Excellent

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* 6. Please rate your current mental/emotional wellbeing using the slider below:

Very Poor

Excellent

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* 7. Please rate how close/connected you feel to colleagues since the start of the pandemic:

Not close / very isolated

Very close / connected

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* 8. Please rate how close/connected you feel to people outside of work since the start of the pandemic (this could include family, friends, neighbours or wider community):

Not close / very isolated

Very close / Connected

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* 9. Please click any that apply regarding your work circumstances:

I have been redeployed or changed role due to the pandemic

I believe redeployment or changing role is mandatory (not a staff member's choice) in my organisation

I have seen people suffering with coronavirus symptoms as part of my work

I have been in my current role or organisation for less than two years

Since the start of the pandemic I have felt less able to do my job well

I have been working part time (or have asked to do so) during the pandemic

I have worked from home at least some of the time during the pandemic

I supervise, manage or lead other staff at work

Other (please specify) or any comments

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* 10. Please click any that apply regarding your family circumstances and health:

I have children aged under 18 or am a carer

I have been on parental leave (or applied for parental leave) or been pregnant during the pandemic

I received a letter to say I should shield or am clinically extremely vulnerable

I believe I am at increased risk of coronavirus due to health conditions, age, ethnicity or other factors but have not been told to shield

I live with someone who is/was shielding or vulnerable

Someone I know was seriously ill during the pandemic

I have had to stay at home (self-isolate) because I, or someone I know, had coronavirus symptoms or a positive test

Other (please specify) or any comments

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* 11. Would you be happy to be contacted to ask you more details or take part in a virtual discussion or further research?

Prefer not to be contacted

I'm happy to be contacted for further detail, invitation to a virtual discussion or future research

I'm keen to be involved in a virtual discussion in the near future and happy to the contacted for further detail/research

Email address and/or telephone number:

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* 12. What best describes your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self describe:

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* 13. What is your age?

24 or under

25-29

30-34

35-39

40- 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

65-69

70 or older

Prefer not to say

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* 14. What is your ethnic group?

Don't know or prefer not to say

White

Mixed/Multiple ethnic group

Asian/Asian British

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Any other ethnic group

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* 15. Do you have any physical or mental health conditions, illnesses, or disabilities lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

Yes

Don't know or prefer not to say

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* 16. Do you work in:

The NHS or health sector

Social Care (including care home staff and domiciliary care)

Education and Childcare

Key public services (e.g. justice system, religious staff, frontline charities, staff caring for the deceased, journalists and broadcasters)

Local/national government

Food or other essential goods production/processing/distribution/sale/delivery

Public safety (e.g. police, fire, prison staff)

Transport

Utilities, communication, or financial services

Other (please specify)

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* 17. If you are happy to do so, please state your job role/title and the organisation you work for:

(We are asking this because we wonder if different job roles/organisations in the same sector may give different experiences. Please explain role/organisation if the official title would not be clear to someone outside your field)

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* 18. Which area do you work in most

County Durham

Darlington

Across County Durham and Darlington equally

Other area in the North East

An area outside the North East

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* 19. Have you noticed any particular positive or negative impacts of the pandemic on you or those close to you that you would like to share?

(Impacts could include changes to physical/mental wellbeing or relationships due to coronavirus or corovavirus lockdown/guidance, difficult/positive experiences at work, illness, loss of people you know, effects on household income, routine, travel to work, work demands, how well you function at work or home, quality time, plans for the future or something completely different)

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* 20. Is there anything you wish to add or any comments about how this survey could be improved?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

If you would like support or information about wellbeing, this is available through a variety of sources such as your GP, NHS 111 or the following links:

Gov.uk general wellbeing guidance, Recovery college, New York toolkit wellbeing videos, Support for NHS staff and Social care staff wellbeing

Please let us know in the box above if you have found any other links helpful.

This survey was developed by a multiagency steering group (including colleagues in Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Durham County Council). If you have any questions about this survey you can email:

catherineguy2@nhs.net

Thanks again

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* 3. Please describe any actions that you felt were wrong, or against good practice, and any impact on you(Actions can be anything you, or others, have done that felt wrong or against good practice. Impact could include emotional impact, thoughts about yourself or others or changes in behaviour)

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* 5. Please rate your current physical wellbeing using the slider below (this includes general physical health, aches/pain, mobility, preventable diseases and conditions)

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* 6. Please rate your current mental/emotional wellbeing using the slider below:

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* 7. Please rate how close/connected you feel to colleagues since the start of the pandemic:

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* 8. Please rate how close/connected you feel to people outside of work since the start of the pandemic (this could include family, friends, neighbours or wider community):

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* 9. Please click any that apply regarding your work circumstances:

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* 10. Please click any that apply regarding your family circumstances and health:

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* 11. Would you be happy to be contacted to ask you more details or take part in a virtual discussion or further research?

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* 12. What best describes your gender?

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* 13. What is your age?

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* 14. What is your ethnic group?

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* 15. Do you have any physical or mental health conditions, illnesses, or disabilities lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

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* 16. Do you work in:

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* 18. Which area do you work in most

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* 20. Is there anything you wish to add or any comments about how this survey could be improved?

* 3. Please describe any actions that you felt were wrong, or against good practice, and any impact on you

(Actions can be anything you, or others, have done that felt wrong or against good practice. Impact could include emotional impact, thoughts about yourself or others or changes in behaviour)