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Junior doctors are expected to go on strike from Monday 13 March to Wednesday 15 March led by the British Medical Association. Further action is also planned on Tuesday by staff from the Hospital Consultants Specialists Association. It is expected that there will be disruption to NHS services during the three days, and we are…
Many NHS colleagues will work at different trusts or NHS bodies over the course of their career. Some will even leave the NHS altogether for part of their working life – but many are choosing to return later in their careers. We caught up with Dr Suzanne Lee, one of our consultant midwives who rejoined…
Michelle Harmer is a clinical facilitator for the Hailsham primary care network. We talked to her about her team, what they do, and how they support each other. Michelle’s team provide a wide range of nursing care and support in the home and clinical setting. The team provide ongoing support for patients with short term…
Congratulations to Kheva King from the estates and facilities team at Bexhill Community Diagnostic Centre, who won Hero of the Month for going above and beyond during December’s cold weather. Kheva singlehandedly cleared the whole patient car park at the Bexhill Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) as it was extremely dangerous. He did it all by…
Trauma patients are those that have suffered and survived some of the most severe injuries that the NHS treats. These are people who have been involved in vehicle collisions, who have been shot or stabbed or who have experienced other severe, life-changing injuries that have required serious and often complex surgery to save their lives…
Jan Loose, a Therapy Assistant Practitioner in the integrated discharge team at Eastbourne, has achieved joint runner up at the recent Health Education England, ‘Celebrating inspirational AHP [Allied Health Professions] support workforce’ national awards. The awards celebrate the contributions of support workers to patient care and recognise individuals who work alongside the 14 Allied Health…
New one-stop cardiology service opens at Bexhill Community Diagnostic Centre...
The NHS across Sussex has set out the immediate and long-term priorities for improvement to health services for local people..
Glyn Hards joined the trust in July 2022 and was ‘new to role’, having previously worked as a chef. He was nominated for and won our Hero of the Month award just five months’ later – well done Glyn! His nominator said: “Glyn has developed his skills so incredibly well. When Glyn arrived, he had…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published their report into our Maternity Services...
