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NHS CHECK started as a major study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the short and long-term health and wellbeing of all staff working within 18 partner National Health Service (NHS) Trusts. All participants in the study are clinical staff, students, or support staff within the 18 NHS Trusts across England, United Kingdom. The participants were all aged over 18 years at recruitment, and were required to understand and communicate in English. The study is also partnered with the 'Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services (TIDES)' study to ensure representation of ethnic minorities, and to capture experiences of inequality and discrimination. Surveys were administered in Phase 1 (Baseline; April 2020-January 2021), Phase 2 (October 2020-July 2021), Phase 3 (April 2021-February 2022) and Phase 4 (February 2023-April 2023).

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

4,378 (participants)

Age at first data collection

Varied (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Occupational
Dataset details
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Countries

England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Year of first data collection

2020

Primary Institutions

King's College London (KCL) (Academic, United Kingdom)

University College London (UCL) (Academic, United Kingdom)

Links

nhscheck.org/

kcl.ac.uk/news/nhs-check-study-to-explore-the-effect-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-nhs-staff

Funders

King's College London (KCL) (Academic, United Kingdom)

Manolo Blahnik (Industry, United Kingdom)

Medical Research Council (MRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)

NHS Improvement (Healthcare/Medical, United Kingdom)

NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
qualitativeData
Quantitative data collection
  • Interview – online
  • Self-completed questionnaire – online
Qualitative data collection
  • Interviews or focus groups
  • Online and social media data
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • Community engagement
  • Keywords

    COVID-19
    Healthcare access and use
    Healthcare workers
    Mental health
    NHS England
    Online survey
    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    Psychiatric diagnoses
    Psychosocial factors
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