Our emergency departments are currently extremely busy, and you may face a long wait to be seen. More information is available on alternative services.
Last week we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2023 in Bexhill. The AGM was an opportunity to celebrate our achievements over the last year and our plans for the future. It was great to meet with patients, colleagues, members of the public and stakeholders to share our thoughts and to hear their questions.…
Junior doctors and consultants in England are taking joint strike action for the first time in the coming weeks, with NHS leaders warning the impact will be very challenging for local services. The British Medical Association has confirmed there are nine days of industrial action planned for the coming weeks as part of a national…
James Banks, Emergency Department Security at Eastbourne DGH, was recently the winner of our Hero of the Month award. His nomination read: “We have seen a huge rise in mental health patients waiting for beds in the community, which can be a real struggle for our colleagues in the Emergency Department (ED) to manage. “James…
Soumya Sononey is one of our Clinical Educators, and the Preceptorship Lead for international nurses. Soumya joined the trust in 2019 on the stroke ward and has a passion for supporting new nurses in practice based on her own experiences of the challenges of being a newly qualified nurse. As an international nurse as well,…
Karen Jarvis is a Voluntary Services Coordinator for the trust. Here we chat to her to find out more about her and what brought her to our trust. How long have you been in your current role? A joyful seven months. How did you become interested in the working in voluntary services? Honestly, I was…
Kevin Piper, Radiology Housekeeper at Eastbourne DGH, is our worthy winner of Hero of the Month! He was nominated by the radiology secretaries, who said: “Kevin goes above and beyond in keeping our work area lovely and clean. He is always willing to help, will do anything for us, and is just an overall lovely…
Volunteers across the trust have been recognised for their dedication with the presentation of long service awards at recent events held at both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. A total of 107 volunteers were awarded for an incredible 931 years of combined voluntary service between them. Volunteers who were invited to the events have provided…
A huge congratulations to Mary Patabadiga, Trainee Chef and winner of our Hero of the Month Award! Mary’s nomination read: “Conquest’s catering team recently experienced a shortage in staff due to several colleagues being unwell at the same time. Without Mary, our only remaining chef would not been able to feed our patients and staff.…
Earlier in the summer people from around the UK were invited to join a fundraising walk for a ward or NHS charity of their choice. A group of colleagues from cancer services and outpatients spent the warmest Saturday of the year walking from Hastings Pier to Cooden Beach to raise money for the trust’s cancer…
Tomorrow (28 July) is World Hepatitis Day, drawing attention to hepatitis and the effect it can have on those infected. Did you know? There are 354 million people living with hepatitis B or C globally. 90% of people living with viral hepatitis are unaware that they have it. Globally 3,000 people die each day from…
