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Last week saw the annual East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Awards take place at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, and what an amazing night it was. Colleagues were recognised in an evening that celebrated dedication, commitment and the amazing work that takes place on a daily basis across our trust. Joe Chadwick-Bell, Chief…
Our annual Trust Awards take place tonight (18th July 2024), and we’re excited to be celebrating the achievements of our colleagues in the beautiful setting of the De La Warr Pavilion. The video below shows the nominees across 18 categories and we’re so proud of each and every one of them and the amazing work…
In June we celebrated our 10-year partnership with DFN Project SEARCH and were thrilled to host the celebrations and mark the milestone with a graduation event at Eastbourne DGH to celebrate interns, both past and present. Since 2014, we will have facilitated 105 interns, of which 24 have gained successful employment at our organisation. Richard…
Last week our Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) division hosted a clinically-led patient experience event at the Devonshire Park tennis centre bringing together patient partners, Healthwatch from different teams across the division to share their experience of patient engagement. The teams looked discuss and collaborate on the most fundamental issues around patient feedback and…
An exciting new multi-faith space has now opened at Eastbourne DGH, offering a larger, more well-equipped area for religious observance. This innovative project was sparked by the invaluable feedback from colleagues and patients, who noted that the previous rooms were too small and lacked separate prayer spaces for men and women. Led by the Equality…
Work is now underway to implement the new approach to ensure that we can provide a safe and resilient service...
Orthopaedic consultant Professor Scarlett McNally, has been awarded Honorary Membership of the Faculty of Public Health
Earlier this month the trust was selected to support the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) platform delivered locally by Consultant Medical Oncologist, Dr Aspasia Soultati and her team (pictured). The cancer vaccine is a treatment that aims to speed up access to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) personalised cancer vaccine clinical trials for people who have…
Over the last year, the trust has had strengthened it’s focus on supporting armed forces veterans, reservists and their families. Earlier this year we got our Veteran Aware accreditation, a national award granted by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance to NHS organisations that strengthen their support of and commitment to the armed forces community. As…
The project uses creativity, peer support and the arts - specifically pottery and ceramics - to improve the lives people being treated for cancer...
