The Friends of Eastbourne hospital have donated 60 copies of a new book, “The Power of Preparation for Surgery”, that will be lent to patients and staff. The book explains how to prepare well for surgery and aims to empower and reassure patients so they are ready physically, mentally and practically for their operation. It…
On Thursday 19 September there was a training exercise held at Eastbourne DGH. The exercise involved colleagues from the trust as well as partners from NHS Sussex, East Sussex Fire and Rescue, Sussex Police and South East Coast Ambulance Services who make up the Sussex Resilience Forum. The aim of the exercise was to test…
We will be holding our annual general meeting on Tuesday 10 September in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Angela Colosi Deputy Chief Nurse for Quality and Policy will be retiring from the trust next month after 42 years with the NHS. Angela’s role, which sits within the Corporate Nursing Team, is extremely patient focused and is crucial in ensuring that patients are receiving the highest quality of care. “No two days are the…
Barry Coase, a volunteer with the trust along with his therapy dog Bella, was among 26 exceptional individuals to be honoured with the esteemed British Citizen Award (BCA) at the Palace of Westminster. The British Citizen Award recognises and celebrates the outstanding contribution to society by this group of people. The medal presentation was held…
This month’s Hero of the Month is Callum Mead from our Logistics team.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Active Sussex have joined forces to keep stroke patients moving to improve their health while at hospital and when they go home. A stroke diagnosis can have a significant impact on people, including their ability to walk and move, to eat and to communicate. Recovering from a stroke is often…
As a trust we are always looking at ways to support colleagues, engage teams and deliver clinical research studies. Clinical research helps scientists better understand diseases andconditions, advance treatments and prevent them in the future. Patients feel like they are playing a more active role in their health and learn more about their disease or…
Last week saw the annual East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Awards take place at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill...
In June we celebrated our 10-year partnership with DFN Project SEARCH and were thrilled to host the celebrations and mark the milestone with a graduation event at Eastbourne DGH to celebrate interns, both past and present. Since 2014, we will have facilitated 105 interns, of which 24 have gained successful employment at our organisation. Richard…
