Healthcare workers from across the district have given their views on working for the NHS.

They form part of the results of the annual survey of NHS staff, one of the largest staff surveys in the world, which is published today by health watchdog The Healthcare Commission.

Between October and December last year, a sample of staff were asked for their views of working for the NHS and the results found staff were generally satisfied in their jobs and 82 per cent said their trust does enough to promote the importance of hand-washing to staff.

Positive responses were received from staff at Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, where many of the results placed the organisation among the top 20 per cent of PCTs in the country.

The survey found there was a very positive feeling around issues such as patient care, staff involvement, communications and staff involvement.

A high number - 97 per cent of staff - reported errors, near misses or incidents and very few staff had experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients or relatives in the past 12 months.

The tPCT also achieved a response rate of 65 per cent, which put them in the top 30 per cent of PCTs.

Fay Davies, workforce development manager for Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, said: "Overall we are pleased with the results of our first survey for the new organisation. It highlights areas where we do need to make improvements and we will be working with staff and managers to draw up action plans to address these issues."

Staff working for Airedale NHS Trust reported improvements in infection control, support from managers and high levels of appraisal, job satisfaction and training opportunities.

Ann Wagner, director of corporate development at the trust which manages Airedale General Hospital, said: "Our aim is to have a first-class workforce with everyone contributing their best to make the patient experience as good as possible."

Airedale NHS Trust was placed in the top 20 per cent of all Trusts in nine key areas.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust survey results showed nine per cent of staff had experienced physical violence from patients, service users or their relatives in the previous 12 months, putting the trust in the lowest 20 per cent of acute trusts in England.

The Trust also received an above average score for job satisfaction.

Its spokesman said: "Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes the valuable feedback we receive from the annual staff survey."