The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS affiliated staff – monitoring the response to the pandemic and the evaluation of local and national staff support programmes

NHS CHECK: The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS affiliated staff – monitoring the response to the pandemic and the evaluation of local and national staff support programmes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18395399

Enrollment

20000

Registered

2020-09-30

Start date

2020-04-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-09-12

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Conditions

The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS affiliated staff – monitoring response to the pandemic and the evaluation of local and national staff support programmes Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Baseline online survey launched in April 2020 followed by repeated surveys at month 4, 8 and 12. The 4-month survey includes an evaluation of staff support programmes. A subset of participants will al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Affiliated NHS member of staff, working at, or with, the participating NHS Trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic 2. Aged 18 and over 3. Able to give informed consent to take part in research 4. Able to understand and communicate in English 5. Have access to the internet to complete the surveys 6. Have access to an email address to facilitate survey registration and receive survey links

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. If participants are not an affiliated NHS member of staff, working at, or with, the participating NHS Trusts 2. Aged under 18 3. Unable to give informed consent to take part in research 4. Unable to understand and communicate in English 5. No access to the internet to complete the surveys 6. No access to an email address to facilitate survey registration and receive survey links

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
General (non-psychotic) psychiatric morbidity, resilience, anxiety, depression, wellbeing, moral injury and burnout measured using online survey at baseline, month 4 and 12	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tiered and tailored staff support programmes being implemented locally and nationally, evaluated using online survey at month 4	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactRupa Bhundia

NHSCHECK@kcl.ac.uk-

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026