Eastbourne Midwifery Unit reopens after temporary closure
Eastbourne Midwifery Unit at Eastbourne DGH has re-opened following a temporary closure whilst the Trust responded to the recent wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tribute to Michael Winchester
Members of Staff at the Trust are mourning the death of Michael Winchester a Housekeeping Supervisor and ‘popular, well respected and kind’ colleague who sadly passed away after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Michael had worked at Eastbourne District General Hospital for over 16 years. He joined the Trust in January 2005 as a Rapid Response…
New prenatal seasonal influenza and whooping cough vaccination clinics
A new service offering prenatal vaccinations against seasonal influenza and whooping cough for those who are pregnant, has been introduced by community midwives at the Trust. Started in January 2021, this new service is offered at the 20-week anomaly scan and has been very positively received. In January, 402 vaccinations were administered at Conquest Hospital…
Update on our home birth service and Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU)
We are very pleased to announce that we are able to restart our support for home births in East Sussex, with immediate effect, and our Eastbourne Midwifery Unit will re-open from Monday 8 February.
Green light for new nursery building at Conquest Hospital
Planning permission has been granted for a new purpose built nursery at Conquest Hospital, to replace the existing temporary nursery building, and is anticipated to open in early autumn. The new purpose built nursery will provide 55 places a day for children aged 4 months to 8 years whose parents work for ESHT or the NHS.…
Remembering Dr Edward Katz on Holocaust Memorial Day
On Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January 2020) we are remembering Dr Edward Katz, who was born in 1913 in Berlin and escaped the Nazi regime by coming to the UK in the 1930s and who worked in a hospital in Eastbourne. Dr Katz was initially exempted from internment in 1939, although he was later briefly…
Newly refurbished Devonshire Ward opens
A newly refurbished 26 bedded medical ward, which will give additional capacity to the hospital has opened at Eastbourne DGH after a complete refit, to improve the caring environment.
Military personnel from 12th and 16th Royal Artillery arrive to support Trust
Seven military personnel from the 12th and 16th Royal Artillery have arrived at the Trust to help support our portering and rapid response cleaning teams during these challenging times.
New high volume Covid testing machines provide quicker results
New Covid testing machines which have the potential to undertake around 500 nose and throat swabs tests a day, have become operational at the Trust, and will significantly increase Covid testing capacity and speed up the turnaround time for test results for patients. The high volume testing machine, called a PerkinElmer, will significantly reduce the…
East Sussex Medical Director urges the public to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives
Our Medical Director, Dr David Walker is calling on East Sussex communities to adhere to the new lockdown guidance as Covid-19 cases continue to increase in East Sussex.