Eight 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 graduates were presented with their certificates by ESHT Chief Executive, Dr Adrian Bull and Eastbourne Deputy, Mayor Cllr Kathy Ballard. Parents and staff from…
Local MP, Stephen Lloyd has visited Eastbourne DGH to meet some Macmillan professionals based at the hospital, as well as local Macmillan fundraising leads. The Macmillan cancer charity supports and helps people affected by cancer. In total there are more than 40 Macmillan nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and cancer support workers at the Trust. The…
Podiatrists at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have been raising awareness of the importance of good foot health as part of their overall health, giving advice to people about how to look after their feet. As part of national ‘Foot Health Month’, the Podiatry team organised a range activities for both the public and for…
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Chairman, David Clayton-Smith has publicly thanked the Friends of Conquest Hospital MRI Scanner Appeal for reaching their £1million target. The appeal was launched in March last year to raise money to fund a new MRI scanner at Conquest Hospital. David Clayton-Smith publicly thanked the appeal board and Jo Brand, at…
A £150,000 refurbishment of the Special Care Baby Unit nursery at Conquest Hospital has been completed, and now provides doctors and nurses easier access to the incubators, and improved provision of care to the babies. The refurbishment work involved re-providing the way oxygen and air services are supplied to each incubator. To enable this to…
Dietitians from the Trust have been promoting their role and expertise during Dietitians week, by visiting shopping centres in Eastbourne and Hastings to highlight their work, and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and diet. Dietitians are qualified to degree level and use the most up-to-date scientific research on food, health and disease and translate…
Work to install the latest advanced diagnostic equipment to transform the pathology laboratories at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH, has now been completed. The new equipment is part of a £10 million, seven year contract with Roche Diagnostics Ltd to provide some of the most advanced pathology equipment available. This is helping to speed up…
The Trust is recruiting a new non-executive director and a new associate non-executive director to join the Trust Board. An information evening for those interested in the roles will take place on Tuesday 3rd July from 6.00pm at Manor Barn, 4 De La Warr Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2JA. David Clayton-Smith, Chairman East Sussex Healthcare NHS…
The Irvine Unit at Bexhill Hospital is the first in the UK to have a mobile robotic hoist, thanks to the generosity of the Bexhill Hospital League of Friends. The Swiss made, state-of-the-art robotic hoist, costing around £60,000, is able to support the weight of patients whilst they learn to balance and walk again, at…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the results of a survey that reflects the views of inpatients treated in the Trust’s hospitals, as part of a national survey of patients, and shows, of almost three out of four questions asked, the Trust was better or equal to the national average. The survey, conducted last…
