APPROPRIATELY FOR AN organisation dedicated to advancing patient care, Leicester-based NHS Improvement scores highly for staff going out of their way to be helpful (83% positive, ranking ninth on our small list). It comes third when people say how important their work is in their lives (88%). The organisation has 64 staff, 45 of whom earn more than £45,000 a year, dealing with 800 GP practices and 250 healthcare sites. www.improvement.nhs.uk

