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…
Congratulations to Sarah Feather, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, who recently won a Diversity in Health and Care Partners Programme award for the trust. The programme supports health and care organisations to create more inclusive workplace cultures, where difference is welcomed and celebrated. “We were lucky enough to be accepted on the very first…
Prostate cancer is one of the more complex cancer pathways. An initial assessment is followed by an MRI scan and review; then biopsy sampling, reporting and review; before treatment is instigated as appropriate. Patients in this country should have cancer diagnosed or ruled out within a maximum of 28 days from GP referral, while cancer…
Last week colleagues from across our trust gathered at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea to celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams who work to directly or indirectly care for our local community, and whose endeavours have been recognised by their colleagues or the people we serve. Joe Chadwick-Bell, Chief Executive, said: “It…
During last week’s celebrations for the 75th birthday of the NHS, some of our colleagues had the honour of being invited to events at 10 Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. On Tuesday 4 July, Brenda Lynes, Director of Midwifery, and Alison Newby, Head of Midwifery, were invited to attend a reception for NHS Champions at…
When we heard that Marie Doe had been working for the trust for 50 years, we jumped at the chance to interview her as part of our NHS 75 celebrations and to find out more about her experiences at the trust over the past 50 years. Marie is a cardioversion nurse in the Coronary Care…
Earlier this month the Sussex Health and Care long COVID team was invited to Birmingham to speak at the National Long COVID Forum. They were able to share their learning as an Integrated Care System hosted team, which is considered to be a unique approach within the national modelling of long COVID services. The feedback…
Patients tend to be referred to the vascular access team when they are classed as having difficult intravenous access (DIVA), which means their veins can be difficult to find or access. This can cause problems with anything from getting bloods to putting lines in for medication, chemotherapy, long term IV feeding or blood transfusions. Patients…
Our latest Hero of the Month is Hayley Tullett, a Housekeeper in the residences at Conquest Hospital. Hayley’s nomination for Hero of the Month reads: “Hayley works full time and is usually first in to set the tone and brighten the day for the team. She is a constant source of laughter, help, home baking…
