Ten nurses who work on the Special Care Baby Unit at Conquest Hospital are taking part in a skydive, and are hoping to collectively raise £4,000 for the charity Bliss, which supports sick and premature babies. Special Care Baby Unit Matron, Wendy Thompsett said: “As the skydive gets closer we are starting to get more…
Twelve young people with a learning difficulty or disability have recently graduated from Project SEARCH, a supported internship programme designed to give young people skills to gain competitive paid employment. The interns were presented with certificates at the graduation ceremony by ESHT Chief Executive, Dr Adrian Bull. Parents and staff from this joint partnership between…
Biomedical Scientists at the Trust joined colleagues from across the country to showcase their work and raise awareness their profession during the third annual Biomedical Science Day, which has been organised by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). Biomedical Scientists are part of the pathology team, and perform around eight million tests each year. Seventy…
Stephen Lloyd, MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon has visited the integrated community team of District Nurses and Adult Social Care at St Mary’s House in Eastbourne, to find out more about the work they do to support around 1,500 local people each month. Since April, the Trust’s District Nursing Team of around 70 staff have…
The Trust has come out better or equal to the national average in the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) National Inpatient Survey, that sought the views of inpatients treated in the Trust’s hospitals. The survey, conducted last year, highlighted significant improvement on the previous year’s survey in reducing noise at night and offering patients enough…
Members of the dermatology specialist nurse team have been raising awareness of the dangers of burning and tanning excessively in the sun, during sun awareness week. The team were on hand at a display stand to provide advice on how to spot signs of skin cancer as well as discouraging the use of sun beds.…
A new £1.3 million Urology Investigation Suite offering patients a dedicated one stop urology clinic and an enhanced experience, has opened at Eastbourne DGH. The new development provides a modern, fit for purpose Urology Investigation Unit that will significantly reduce the time taken to diagnose cancer and other urological conditions. It includes ten outpatient clinic…
Healthcare Assistant, Janice Saunders, who works on De Cham Ward at Conquest Hospital, has won an Employee of the Month Award in recognition of her fundraising for the ward. Su Sparkes, Ward Matron for De Cham Ward, who nominated Janice said: “Janice has gone above and beyond her duty to commence fund raising on De…
A new ramp, funded by the Friends of Eastbourne Hospital, has improved access for patients with mobility issues, to the therapeutic garden at Eastbourne DGH. Patients in wheelchairs can now more readily access the therapeutic garden as well enabling access to patients in their beds to get out into the fresh air to experience the…
The invaluable work of over 750 volunteers, who give their time and skills for free to improve the patient, staff and visitor experience at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, has been praised as part of National Volunteers Week. Amy Reilly, Patient Experience Lead said: “National Volunteers Week is an opportunity to praise the tremendous work…
