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14 September 2023
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Well done to our Hero of the Month

James Banks, Emergency Department Security at Eastbourne DGH, was recently the winner of our Hero of the Month award. His nomination read: “We have seen a huge rise in mental health patients waiting for beds in the community, which can be a real struggle for our colleagues in the Emergency Department (ED) to manage. “James…

7 September 2023

Supporting new nurses in practice

Soumya Sononey is one of our Clinical Educators, and the Preceptorship Lead for international nurses. Soumya joined the trust in 2019 on the stroke ward and has a passion for supporting new nurses in practice based on her own experiences of the challenges of being a newly qualified nurse. As an international nurse as well,…

7 September 2023
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Hello my name is… Karen

Karen Jarvis is a Voluntary Services Coordinator for the trust. Here we chat to her to find out more about her and what brought her to our trust. How long have you been in your current role? A joyful seven months. How did you become interested in the working in voluntary services? Honestly, I was…

7 September 2023
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Congratulations to Kevin, our Hero of the Month!

Kevin Piper, Radiology Housekeeper at Eastbourne DGH, is our worthy winner of Hero of the Month! He was nominated by the radiology secretaries, who said: “Kevin goes above and beyond in keeping our work area lovely and clean. He is always willing to help, will do anything for us, and is just an overall lovely…

9 August 2023
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Celebrating the long service of our volunteers

Volunteers across the trust have been recognised for their dedication with the presentation of long service awards at recent events held at both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. A total of 107 volunteers were awarded for an incredible 931 years of combined voluntary service between them. Volunteers who were invited to the events have provided…

3 August 2023
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Congratulations to Mary, winner of our Hero of the Month Award

A huge congratulations to Mary Patabadiga, Trainee Chef and winner of our Hero of the Month Award! Mary’s nomination read: “Conquest’s catering team recently experienced a shortage in staff due to several colleagues being unwell at the same time. Without Mary, our only remaining chef would not been able to feed our patients and staff.…

3 August 2023
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Cancer team take on charity walk

Earlier in the summer people from around the UK were invited to join a fundraising walk for a ward or NHS charity of their choice. A group of colleagues from cancer services and outpatients spent the warmest Saturday of the year walking from Hastings Pier to Cooden Beach to raise money for the trust’s cancer…

27 July 2023
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Get tested for hepatitis C this World Hepatitis Day

Tomorrow (28 July) is World Hepatitis Day, drawing attention to hepatitis and the effect it can have on those infected. Did you know? There are 354 million people living with hepatitis B or C globally. 90% of people living with viral hepatitis are unaware that they have it. Globally 3,000 people die each day from…