East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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Chris Maddocks, who has been working with the trust’s Dementia team, has recently been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours list...
Our new £40 million purpose-built unit, elective surgery hub, called the Sussex Surgical Centre, has opened its doors to its first patients...
We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23 September in Bexhill-on-Sea...
Colleagues from the trust, alongside colleagues from Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust took part in Hastings Pride 2025...
A patient who brought a knife into hospital, has been sentenced to a 12-month community order...
Last month, two of our consultant urologists, Mr Edward Calleja and Mr Kamil Quraishi, successfully performed our first aquablation procedures at Eastbourne District General Hospital. This makes us one of the first NHS Trusts in the region to provide this advanced technology and marks a significant advancement in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), more…
We have been shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious HSJ Awards in the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award category for our Veteran Aware and Armed Forces Initiative work. Our award entry covered the trust’s roll-out of Armed Forces awareness training for staff, our work to better identify veterans in our patients pathways, our…
A body worn camera trial has been started in our emergency departments (ED) at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH...
At the beginning of July, Eastbourne DGH Scott unit Cystic Fibrosis clinic received a donation of a Budii from’ Katefest’ and Eastbourne 41 Club. A Budii is an innovative sensory system designed for children which provides interactive projections onto tables, floors or walls, enabling engaging learning that is inclusive for all abilities. ‘Katefest’ is an…
We’re proud to share that we have once again been formally recognised as a Disability Confident Leader – the highest level of the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. Our Leader reaccreditation is valid until July 2028, following a rigorous self-assessment and independent external validation. What is Disability Confident? The Government’s Disability Confident scheme helps employers think…
