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Hannah, who works in our Urgent Community Response service has won our Hero of the Month award. Hannah was nominated after she attended a care call where the patient had collapsed and were no longer breathing. Hannah immediately called 999 and began CPR which she continued until the ambulance arrived. As a new support worker…
People are being urged to support NHS services and know how to get help over the coming days as health and care teams prepare for further industrial action. Junior doctors take strike action from tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7am until 7am on Saturday 23 December. After Christmas and New Year, the longest action ever by junior…
Strike action will take place over three days, from 7am on Wednesday 20 December to 7am on Saturday 23 December...
Efforts are underway to ensure that people who need urgent medical help and support can receive the care they need...
Congratulations to our Speech and Language Team who have been shortlisted for the ‘Patient Safety Collaboration of the Year award’...
Congratulations to our Trauma and Orthopaedic department who are celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider...
Friday 17 November was World Prematurity Day. Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely each year in the UK...
An NHS Sussex nurse, who works with bereaved families, has been nominated for the national Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care. Faye Biggs, a child death review specialist nurse, has been nominated for this prestigious award, which celebrates her work in her rewarding and emotionally challenging role. The Award is run by Sands, the UK’s…
Virtual tours of the 13 neonatal units in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, including the Special Care Baby Unit at Conquest Hospital, have launched today on World Prematurity Day, 17 November 2023. One year in the making, the tours give parents, families and carers a step-by-step tour of the neonatal unit at each hospital. The user…
This week, four of our colleagues were invited to meet King Charles as he celebrated his 75th birthday. Norman Killick, who was in now retired after 40 years of service at the trust, was invited to the King’s 75th birthday party at Highgrove House on Monday. He was given this singular opportunity as he also…
