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…