Hospital Pat Dog nominated for national award
Hospital pat dog Bella and her owner Barry Coase have been nominated for a Soldiering on Awards - Animal Partnership Award, and need local people to vote for them.
Trust rated Good by CQC – Outstanding for ‘Care’ and ‘Effective’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the Trust as ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for providing both ‘Caring’ and ‘Effective’ services following their inspection in November and December 2019.
Winners of ESHT’s ‘Clean Care Award’
MacDonald Ward at Conquest Hospital and Occupational Therapy at Eastbourne DGH are the latest winners of the Trust’s 'Clean Care Award' and were presented with a plaque and a certificate to mark their achievement by Chief Executive, Dr Adrian Bull.
Trust Staff Survey results show improvement
The results of the latest NHS Staff Survey demonstrate a trend of year on year improvements in many important areas at the Trust.
Chief Executive to retire in September
Dr Adrian Bull, Chief Executive of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) is to retire in September 2020 after four years in charge, having overseen significant improvement and progress at the Trust.
Coronavirus update
Vikki Carruth, Director of Nursing and Director of Infection Prevention and Control said: “We are following national guidance from Public Health England in terms of our response to the new 2019 novel Coronavirus. I am incredibly proud of how our staff have worked together to put in place everything that is required of us, to…
Trust gets go ahead to work up plans to develop local hospitals
The Trust has been given £5.05million to work up detailed plans to develop Bexhill Hospital, Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH over the next decade, as part of the second wave funding round earmarked for 2025-2030 in the government’s Health Infrastructure Plan which includes 40 hospitals across England.
Electronics and Medical Engineering Manager wins Employee of the Month Award
Sim Beaumont, Electronics and Medical Engineering (EME) Manager, has won the Employee of the Month Award for his work in securing additional patient monitoring equipment.
Information about the Coronavirus
The Department of Health and Social Care has published information on their website about the recent outbreak of the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus, which you may have heard about in the media. The page will tell you more about what’s happening and what you need to do if you’ve recently travelled from Wuhan. For more general…
Many women have a positive experience of local maternity services
A national survey on maternity services undertaken on behalf of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), found that maternity care at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has improved across a number of areas.