IS IT a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's ... hospital boss Phil Morley.
The chief executive swapped his suit and tie for a Superman outfit for a staff video.
The three-minute film shows Mr Morley under pressure and busy answering lots of calls at his office at Hull Royal Infirmary.
He then spins round in his chair and magically transforms into Superman – complete with Lycra outfit and bright red boots.
The music to (Is This The Way To) Amarillo kicks in and Mr Morley dances down the corridor, encouraging a merry band of hospital employees to join him.
At the beginning of the video, when he is frantically answering different phones, he says: "What now? No, next Thursday ... What? For goodness sake! Can't you just sort it out yourselves? Do you always have to come through me?"
The video was made for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust's internal intranet, which is accessible to the 8,000 employees the organisation has at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.
It was made to promote a Workout At Work Day (W@WD) the trust held last week.
Mr Morley made the video to encourage staff to take part in W@WD's activities, which included exercises outside to help relieve stress and improve posture.
However, it has since been leaked onto the internet and staff have been angered by its content.
A medical secretary at the trust, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "There has been a big review and we've all been told we medical secretaries have to reapply for our jobs.
"But there is a possibility of people losing their jobs, as there are more staff than roles.
"Then we come into work and see this video – it is a little bit insensitive."
As previously reported in the Mail, the trust has to make savings of £100m.
Save Our NHS Hull and East Yorkshire campaigner Danny Marten, who has also been a patient of the trust when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, said: "The video itself could be seen as a bit of harmless fun, with a light-hearted message regarding stress in the workplace.
"But in the context of £100m in cuts, staff morale issues, which the trust identified last year and the recent criticism of the Acute Assessment Unit by the Care Quality Commission, which commented that 'something has to give' regarding staff stress levels, this video has been seen by staff as crass and insensitive to their real needs on the front line."
The trust has stressed that the video took 15 minutes to make and was made internally, at no extra cost.
Mr Morley said: "I was approached by our physiotherapy team to record a video to promote Workout At Work Day.
"The idea was to create something quirky and memorable to encourage staff to think about how they can keep themselves fit and healthy while at work and I felt it was a worthwhile project to be involved with.
"Whether people loved the event or hated it, the health and wellbeing of trust staff is vital to us as an organisation and to our patients, which is why we are keen to invest both time and effort in this area.
"The day itself was a great success.
"I would like to once again congratulate and commend our team of physiotherapists who worked extremely hard, visiting workplaces across the city and offering advice to local employers on how to support the health and wellbeing of their staff.
"They were a great credit to our trust, and it's really encouraging to see them contributing to the wellbeing and prosperity of the city as a whole by tackling the issue of employee absence."
Paul Seabourne, PhysioHull's service manager, who the W@WD says he was also pleased to have Mr Morley's input.
He said: "The day was a big success nationally and locally.
"Our team viewed Phil's participation as a real show of support and willingness to invest in the health and wellbeing of the trust's staff.
"Often, such initiatives suffer from staff being self-conscious, resulting in a lack of willingness to participate. The video, hopefully, helped some people overcome their fears and initiated positive discussions regarding being active and trying to ensure staff take their breaks."
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