14 March 2023
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Trust emergency departments are very busy

The emergency departments at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital are both very busy, with many of our junior doctors out on strike until Thursday this week (16 March). Members of the public requiring NHS care are advised to think carefully about which service is most appropriate for their condition, and whether they can…

10 March 2023
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Update on junior doctors strike: 13 March to 15 March 2023

Junior doctors are expected to go on strike from Monday 13 March to Wednesday 15 March led by the British Medical Association. Further action is also planned on Tuesday by staff from the Hospital Consultants Specialists Association. It is expected that there will be disruption to NHS services during the three days, and we are…

14 December 2022
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Royal College of Nursing strike action update

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed that no Trusts in Sussex will be taking part in strike action on Thursday 15 December and Tuesday 20 December. Whilst all of the NHS Trusts in Sussex met the legal threshold for mandated action, the RCN confirmed last month the organisations where industrial action will take…

24 November 2022
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Pulse oximeters provide better, safer care for newborns

Tiny Tickers, a charity that gives pulse-oximetry machines to maternity units to help diagnose congenital heart defects (CHD) in newborns, has donated ten monitors to the trust. Newborn screening for a congenital heart defect involves using the pulse oximetry machines to measure oxygen levels (oxygen saturation) through sensors placed on the baby’s skin. Claire Croft,…