19 June 2018
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New diagnostic equipment transforms Trust’s pathology laboratories

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…

19 June 2018
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Exciting opportunity to influence and shape the local NHS

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…

15 June 2018
First of its kind robotic hoist in the UK at Bexhill Hospital thumbnail image

First of its kind robotic hoist in the UK at Bexhill Hospital

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…

14 June 2018
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National Inpatient Survey

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…

14 June 2018
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Matron wins Employee of the month award

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…

12 June 2018

Sarah Marzaioli receives BEM in Queen’s birthday honours list

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…

12 June 2018
Ratton school make kind donation to Pevensey Day Unit thumbnail image

Ratton school make kind donation to Pevensey Day Unit

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…

7 June 2018
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Volunteers thanked for long service

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…

7 June 2018
ESHT is first in UK to prescribe new endocrine drug thumbnail image

ESHT is first in UK to prescribe new endocrine drug

The Trust is the first in the UK to prescribe a new endocrine drug called Natpar, a recombinant human parathyroid hormone. The parathyroid glands are found in the neck and secrete a hormone (PTH) which is important in regulating the body’s calcium levels. Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition caused when the body does not make…

6 June 2018
CQC acknowledges ‘good’ services at ESHT following recent inspection thumbnail image

CQC acknowledges ‘good’ services at ESHT following recent inspection

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the Trust as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ in almost all of the services they inspected in March 2018. The CQC noted the Trust has made a marked improvement in the quality of its care, and concludes that the Trust no longer needs to be in special measures for quality.…