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…
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…
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.…
We are implementing a new way of classifying modified foods and fluids for people who have swallowing difficulties, in line with recommendations from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). The Trust is an early implementer for introducing this approach for both acute and community services, and spearheading the one-year phased implementation, which…
Eastbourne MP Stephen Lloyd visited the Audiology Department based at Park Practice in Hampden Park. He met the audiology team and was shown around the department. Audiology is all about the science of hearing and balance. The Trust’s Audiology team, of around 30 people, provides hearing assessments and ongoing care and treatment for adults and…
Cherine Woolwich an Advanced Community Nurse Practitioner, working in Community Nursing as retired after 42 years nursing in the NHS. Cherine’s friends and colleagues gathered at Park Practice to give her a send-off with presents and a nurse’s uniform decorated cake. Cherine started her nursing career in 1976 as an Auxiliary Nurse at Downside Hospital…
The Richard Ticehurst Surgical Assessment team at Conquest Hospital along with the Emergency Department team at Eastbourne DGH are the latest winners of the Infection Prevention and Control Team’s ‘Clean Care Award’. Helen Tingley Infection Control Nurse Specialist said: “The quarterly “Clean Care Award” is awarded to clinical areas where outstanding infection prevention and control…
