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…
The Head Girl at Ratton School, Lily Dixon, on behalf of the school, presented a donation of £1,700 to the Pevensey Day Unit at Eastbourne DGH, which will go towards funding a Scalp Cooler which helps patients retain their hair while having chemotherapy treatment. The Pevensey Day Unit was Ratton School’s designated charity of the…
The invaluable work of volunteers at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, has been celebrated as part of National Volunteers Week. Three events were held to celebrate and thank volunteers, culminating in a Long Service Award Ceremony held at The Manor Barn in Bexhill-on-Sea. Twenty nine volunteers and their guests attended the ceremony, which recognised their…
