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…
Matron Tracey Dougan has won an employee of the month award, after being nominated twice for her support of the ward staff and the senior nursing team. Tracey was presented with her award by Trust Chairman, David Clayton-Smith. Evette Davies, Deputy Head of Nursing for Surgery, Anaesthetics and Diagnostics Division who nominated her said: “Tracey…
Sarah Marzaioli has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s birthday honours List, for her services to Speech and Language Therapy. Sarah has worked in Speech and Language Therapy for 36 years. She has been recognised for her work to continually drive best practice and improve efficiency in the administration of the…
