28 March 2018
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Whiteboards donated to help patients communicate

A local company has donated ten hand held ‘whiteboards’ to help aid communication for patients on Newington Ward at Conquest Hospital, who are hard of hearing or those who have general communication difficulties. Patients can use the new whiteboards to write or draw to help them communicate with their visitors or ward staff. The whiteboards…

27 March 2018
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Trust’s bowel cancer services do well in national cancer audit

An Audit carried out by the National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA), shows the Trust’s Bowel Cancer services doing well, with the lowest mortality rates and second lowest readmission rate in the South East region, with these indicators significantly better than the national average. The audit looked at the care of 192 patients diagnosed with bowel…

23 March 2018
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Heart failure team pick up two regional awards

The Heart Failure Team at the Trust have picked up two awards at the regional Heart Failure Collaborative “Enhancing the Quality of Heart Failure Care”. The Heart Failure Collaborative was a Kent, Sussex and Surrey Academic Health Science Network event in partnership with the British Heart Foundation. The Trust won two awards for acute services:…

21 March 2018
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Donation in recognition of care for late husband

Doreen Payne, whose husband of 62 years, David sadly died in December 2017, has donated £1,000 to the Pevensey Ward team in recognition of the care and support they gave her late husband. Doreen returned to thank the ward team and present them with the donation collected from family and friends of her late husband.…

21 March 2018
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Support for National Nutrition and Hydration week

National Nutrition and Hydration week, which raises awareness and improves the understanding of the importance of good nutrition and hydration, was supported across the Trust. Malnutrition (undernutrition) is a common and growing health problem. The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) estimated that malnutrition affects over 3 million people in the UK. Malnutrition…

20 March 2018
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Proactive Care Team wins Trust Award

The Proactive care team at the Trust have won a Staff Award for their service to the community. The team work across East Sussex and help patients with long term conditions manage their condition and take responsibility for their own health care. The team were presented with their award by Chief Executive, Dr Adrian Bull.…

16 March 2018
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Local hotel gives gift to new mothers

A local hotel has presented ‘afternoon tea for two’ gift tokens to Midwives at Eastbourne Midwifery Unit, for new mothers to celebrate Mother’s Day. Eastbourne Midwifery Unit Matron, Marie Foreman said: “It was a lovely gesture from The View Hotel to donate these gift tokens for our new mothers. On behalf of our new mothers,…

15 March 2018
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Speech and Language Therapists support Swallowing Awareness Day

Speech and Language Therapists at the Trust have supported Swallowing Awareness day with information stands at Bexhill Hospital, Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH – providing fun games and interactive activities including a quiz. The aim of Swallowing Awareness Day is to raise awareness of swallowing disorders, the impact they can have, and the role a…

14 March 2018
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Sons raise money to thank ward for their dad’s care

Sons, Geoff and Andy Wallbank have donated £430 to James Ward at Conquest Hospital, to thank them for caring for their dad, Brian Wallbank. Brian spent nine weeks on the ward in 2016 and they described the care he received as “wonderful”. Geoff and Andy raised the money by taking part in a sponsored assault…

13 March 2018
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Theatre Sister wins Trust Award

Deputy Lead Practitioner and Theatre Sister, Sara Parham, has won a Trust staff award for her peer vaccinator for theatres staff along with her fundraising. Sara was presented with her award by Trust Chairman, David Clayton-Smith. Tim Leakey, DAS Divisional Governance Manager along with Jayne Cannon, Assistant Director of Nursing Surgery, Anaesthetics and Diagnostics Division,…