East Sussex MSK Community Partnership launches
Launch of East Sussex MSK Community Partnership. A new provider partnership for community Musculoskeletal (MSK) services in East Sussex...
Changes to Uckfield services to be trialled from 2 December
One of the key priorities for the trust, along with our health and care partners across Sussex, is to reduce the time that people wait for care and treatment. In support of this aim, we have identified an opportunity to increase the overall number of day surgery procedures we can provide to our communities –…
A message from our Chair
After four years leading the organisation, Joe Chadwick-Bell is moving to the West Midlands where she is taking on the role of Group Chief Executive at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. As many of you know, Joe grew up in East Sussex, beginning her NHS career in the Eastbourne pharmacy…
Prototype pottery project to provide new support to people with cancer
The project uses creativity, peer support and the arts - specifically pottery and ceramics - to improve the lives people being treated for cancer...
Celebrating Armed Forces Day at Eastbourne DGH
We will be celebrating Armed Forces Day this year with an event on Wednesday 26 June between 11am and 2pm in the foyer of Eastbourne DGH. Stalls will be hosted by the British Legion, the Combat Stress charity, the Chaseley Trust, the Eastbourne District Veterans Community and others. They will be joined by colleagues from…
Sussex Surgical Centre passes major milestone
The Sussex Surgical Centre, our new surgical facility, recently passed a major milestone with the completion of the frame of the building...
Trust trials Martha’s Rule as Call 4 Concern
We are early adopters who are trialing 'Martha’s Rule', a consistent and understandable way for patients and families to seek a review...
Video tour of Conquest Special Care Baby Unit now available
Virtual tours of the 13 neonatal units in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, including the Special Care Baby Unit at Conquest Hospital, have launched today on World Prematurity Day, 17 November 2023. One year in the making, the tours give parents, families and carers a step-by-step tour of the neonatal unit at each hospital. The user…
Trust staff meet King Charles as he celebrates his birthday
This week, four of our colleagues were invited to meet King Charles as he celebrated his 75th birthday. Norman Killick, who was in now retired after 40 years of service at the trust, was invited to the King’s 75th birthday party at Highgrove House on Monday. He was given this singular opportunity as he also…
Supporting and remembering our Armed Forces
As part of our work to strengthen our organisation’s commitment to the care and support of armed forces personnel, veterans and their families, this week our Chief Executive, Joe Chadwick-Bell, signed the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge, made by organisations across the country including NHS organisations, to actively ensure that…