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…
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…
