Our emergency departments are currently extremely busy, and you may face a long wait to be seen. More information is available on alternative services.
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A new heart rhythm pathway, set up a year ago at the Trust to monitor stroke patients, has proved to be successful at identifying earlier a group of patients at potential risk of another stroke due to their abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
The next Trust Board meeting of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will take place on MS Teams on Tuesday 8 June 2021. Meetings are normally held in public but due to restrictions on social distancing the meeting will be held virtually. Papers for the meeting are available for download from here>> If you would like…
This Bank Holiday Weekend, we are urging local people to keep safe, follow Covid guidelines and ensure our Emergency Departments are kept free for only those people who really need them. If you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do call NHS 111 first or go to 111.nhs.uk. Depending on…
The Endocrinology team at ESHT have started a new service at Conquest Hospital called ‘Radioactive Iodine (RAI) treatment’, which will mean patients won’t have to travel to Brighton or Maidstone to receive this treatment. Radioactive Iodine (RAI) treatment involves using Radioactive iodine to treat thyroid disorders, most commonly hyperthyroidism, goitres and thyroid cancer and has…
The ESHT Diabetes Teams are staging a five day awareness event between May 17 and 23, promoting the message of insulin safety as part of a national campaign to help reduce incidents of insulin errors, during Insulin Safety Week. Our Diabetes Teams will be staging a series of events across the Trust to ensure vital…
Joe Chadwick-Bell has been appointed as Chief Executive of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
A bereavement suite for parents who have suffered any kind of baby loss such as miscarriage or stillborn birth has opened at Conquest Hospital. The new suite, called the ‘Snowdrop Suite’, provides bereaved parents with a little oasis of peace and calm at a very difficult time in their lives. The Bereavement Suite is designed…
This Bank Holiday Weekend, we are urging local people to keep safe, follow Covid guidelines and ensure our Emergency Departments are kept free for only those people who really need them. If you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do call NHS 111 first or go to 111.nhs.uk. Depending on…
The Trust has been awarded a Silver Pennies from Heaven Award, which recognises the great fundraising and contributions made by members of staff at ESHT – raising over £37,000 since the awards began. Pennies from Heaven is a scheme the Trust takes part in where members of ESHT staff can choose to donate the pennies…
The digital ambitions of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) have been boosted, by the announcement that we will receive up to £6million over the next three years to support our digital transformation. Both our Trust and SCFT among seven trusts nationally who will benefit from this level…
