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Quality improvement and research in dementia care
This week is Dementia Awareness Week, with International Clinical Trials Day being celebrated on Tuesday of this week.
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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Celebrating International Nurses Day at the trust
Monday was International Nurses Day, a day to celebrate our amazing nursing colleagues and all they contribute to our trust. We asked some of our nurses a bit about their nursing careers and why they love their jobs. Kate Campbell is Matron of the special school nursing team and children’s bladder and bowel service. “I…
Consultants keep a close eye on the summit
Consultant eye surgeons, Mr Shahram Kashani and Mr Pantelis Loannidis recently took part in the National Three Peaks Challenge.
How to talk about death and dying
We all have very different reactions to death and dying depending on our experiences and beliefs.
Celebrating International Day of the Midwife
Monday 5 May marked International Day of the Midwife, and to celebrate we’re taking a moment to reflect on the invaluable contributions of midwives. Preparing women and their families for the delivery of new life puts midwives and other maternity colleagues at the very heart of every stage of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal…
Celebrating our staff networks: Welcoming new leadership to the Multicultural Network
As we approach the National Day for Staff Networks on 14 May 2025, we’re pleased to take a moment to celebrate the incredible contribution of our staff networks in making our trust a more inclusive, supportive place to work. We’re especially proud to welcome Soumya Sononey as the new Chair of our Multicultural Network, with…
101 year old Peter fundraises for the Friends
Last week we welcomed Peter and Heather Valentine to the trust to meet our Chair, Steve Phoenix, and Harry Walmsley, Chair of Friends of Eastbourne Hospital, and talk about Peter’s fundraising for the Friends. Peter, who is 101 years old, has been walking from his home in Eastbourne to the hospital once a month, donating…
Congratulations to our NHS East Sussex Choir!
The NHS Choir is a joint wellbeing initiative between East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Kent Community Health. The choir entered the Hastings Festival in March in the community choir category, and came joint second! We spoke to Jacquie and Jenny who attend the choir and performed on the night. “It was such a great…
Incident at Eastbourne DGH ambulance bay
This morning a car accidentally rolled into one of the structures covering the ambulance bay at the front of Eastbourne DGH. No significant injuries have been reported, however this incident has meant that ambulance access to the site is impaired. To ensure the impact on our services is managed appropriately, we declared an internal business…
Doing things differently: the pharmacy programme helping teams improve efficiency
We are always looking for ways to improve productivity..