The Trust has appointed Vikki Carruth as Director of Nursing, who will join the Trust in the autumn, having been Director of Nursing and Quality at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for three years and previously Deputy Chief Nurse at St George’s Healthcare in southwest London. Vikki will replace Alice Webster who left the Trust…
The contribution Mentors and Preceptors make to peoples’ careers has been recognised by an awards ceremony held by the Trust. Those present were nominated by the nurses and healthcare care staff they mentor, with moving citations read out about every award nominee. The ceremony culminated in the presentation of the following awards by Trust directors:…
Members of the East Sussex Healthcare Organ Donation Committee were promoting awareness of the organ donor register at this weekend’s 999 Event. In total 235 people signed up onto the Organ Donor Register. To help promote organ donation there was a giant version of the board game Operation called Operation Donation which gave people the…
An innovative new treatment for an enlarged prostate called UroLift System, has been used at Eastbourne DGH, one of the first NHS hospitals in Sussex and Kent to carry out the procedure. This new minimally invasive treatment acts like curtain tie-backs to hold open the lobes of an enlarged prostate to create a channel from…
Staff Nurse Angie Short has won the Trust’s monthly staff award for her support and patience with an agitated patient. Sue Taylor, Matron who nominated her said: “Staff nurse Angie attended a patient in the discharge lounge that was extremely agitated and aggressive. The ambulance crew were concerned because of his behaviour in the ambulance;…
As part of the ‘end PJ paralysis’ campaign to highlight the benefits of patients getting dressed as soon as possible when they are in hospital, some staff at the Trust have swapped their uniforms for pyjamas. Research shows that patients who stay in their pyjamas or gowns longer than they need are likely to lose…
Eleven young people with learning difficulties or disabilities have recently graduated from Project SEARCH, a supported internship programme designed to give the young people skills to gain competitive paid employment. The interns were presented with certificates at a graduation ceremony by ex-Eastbourne MP, Caroline Ansell. Parents and staff from this joint partnership between the host…
The Trust’s respiratory specialist nursing team are holding oxygen awareness events across the Trust to promote the message of correct oxygen prescribing and monitoring at ward level. They will be highlighting to clinical staff the importance of viewing oxygen as a drug and therefore prescribing it correctly in a patient drug chart. Maintaining the correct…
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) will start to provide a new integrated musculoskeletal (MSK) service in Hastings and Rother from 1st July. The new integrated service will treat people with bone, joint and muscle disorders and conditions in Hastings and Rother. The new service will help to ensure people with musculoskeletal conditions enjoy proactive,…
The cardiac care unit at Eastbourne DGH opened its doors to over eighty past patients, current patients and interested members of the public, for a behind the scenes look around the unit. A range of consultants and members staff were on hand giving talks, answering questions and demonstrating the cardiac equipment. Visitors were able to…
