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17 April 2025
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Our new Chief Executive visits teams across Conquest and Eastbourne

Since starting last week, our new Chief Executive Jayne Black has been visiting teams across Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH to meet colleagues and find out more about our services and the day-to-day reality delivering the care that we provide. Jayne said: “It was great to be able to come and visit clinical teams over…

17 April 2025
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Celebrating Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

The Sussex Bowel Cancer Screening Programme team brought their giant inflatable colon to Conquest Hospital recently, to give colleagues a look inside a colon and help spread awareness about colon health, bowel cancer and the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Kerry Fay, Clinical Manager/Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner from the Sussex Bowel…

27 March 2025
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Chief nursing award for Dawn

Dawn Woodgate, Clinical Support Worker, Emergency Department, has been presented with an NHS England healthcare support worker Chief Nursing Officer award.

25 March 2025
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Healthwatch focus group asks for paediatric experiences in East Sussex

Healthwatch East Sussex are holding a paediatric focus group and are looking for children aged 8 to 11 and their parents and guardians to give their experiences of paediatric care within East Sussex. The main aim of the group is to hear from young people directly, since this age group who often can’t give feedback…

17 March 2025
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Spotlight on… Ellie Stringell, Clinical Scientist

Our spotlight feature highlights different colleagues roles within the trust and what they mean to them. How would you describe what you do if you were explaining it to someone who doesn’t work at the NHS? As a clinical scientist, I am involved with the diagnosis and treatment of known or suspected heart disease. We…