The Trust has been praised in a personal letter from the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, as having the most improved quarterly performance in our Emergency Departments (A&E) in the country. The quarterly percentage of patients treated and either admitted or discharged within four hours increased by nearly nine percentage points, from 80.7%…
The Buchanan Delivery Suite at Conquest Hospital was the beneficiary of £13,076.05 donation from local Masons. Colin Dann, Trustee of the Sussex Masonic Charities, presented a cheque to Buchanan Delivery Suite Lead Matron Kirsty Milward and other members of the maternity team. Matron Kirsty MiIward said: “We would like to thank the Sussex Masonic Charities…
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has joined thousands across the country in an attempt to beat the world record for the most people being trained in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a two hour period – (09.09hrs to 11.09hrs – Monday 9th October 2017). A total of 43 people were trained locally in basic life support…
The Clinical Admininistration Outpatient’s team at Conquest Hospital, have won the Trust’s Monthly Staff Award. The team recently moved offices and were involved in the planning and organisation of the move, which resulted in no disruption to the service. The team were nominated for the award, by Jo Byers, Head of Clinical Administration who said…
The Trust held a number of events to celebrate International Day of Older Persons, a celebration of the achievements and contributions that older people make to society. The events held ranged from tea parties at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Bexhill Irvine Unit to a number of informative displays in various locations to promote independence…
Cardiologists at the Trust are the first in Europe to fit a new type of pacemaker device with specially coated leads which glide easier through veins and into position in a patient’s heart. The innovative coating on the pacemaker leads allows doctors to easily manoeuvre them through the patient’s vein with the added benefit of…
A new procedure called an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) has been introduced at the Trust to speed up lung cancer diagnosis and reduce travel for local patients who previously had to travel to either Brighton or Guy’s Hospital in London, for the procedure. Endobronchial ultrasound is a minimally invasive but highly effective procedure used to diagnose…
Local MP, Stephen Lloyd has visited the Stroke Unit at Eastbourne DGH, which provides hyper acute and acute stroke services for East Sussex, to meet staff and see the work of the unit. Eastbourne and Willingdon MP, Stephen Lloyd said: “I was very impressed with my visit to the DGH Stroke Unit, for two key…
A new £500,000 Orthopaedic Outpatients department and Fracture clinic has opened at Conquest Hospital. The new clinic area provides patients and staff with more space and helps to improve the privacy and dignity of patients. The new area is light and airy with air conditioning. It has 10 consulting rooms, a bigger plaster room with…
Our Annual Report 2016/17 and summary financial statements is now available to download. The report includes an overview of our achievement over the last year. It describes how we spent our budget of £379.3 million in 2016/17, information about our organisation, its purpose, key risks to the achievement of our objectives and how we have…
