2 May 2017
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Schoolboy donates money to Special Care Baby Unit

A ten year old boy who undertook a sponsored walk from Hastings to Bexhill has raised £91 for the Special Care Baby Unit at Conquest Hospital. Joshua Reed, who is in Year 6 at Guestling Bradshaw CE Primary School, walked just over 4 miles from the Jerwood Gallery to Glyne Gap with his Mum, Billie.…

26 April 2017
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Specialist teams promote insulin safety

Specialist Diabetes Teams at the Trust have been promoting the importance of insulin safety during a week long campaign. People with Type 1 diabetes are dependent on insulin to control their blood glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is predominantly a progressive condition. Initially it may be possible to manage it with lifestyle changes and over…

18 April 2017
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Friends donate multifunctional chair to dental service

The Special Care Dental Service took delivery of a specialist multifunctional chair to help them anaesthetise patients with special needs prior to their dental procedure. The chair, along with two wheelchairs, was kindly donated by the Friends of Eastbourne Hospital. Dr Leona Toner, Clinical Lead for the Special Care Dental Service said “We are extremely…

13 April 2017
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Speech and Language Therapist wins national award

Anita Smith, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist for the Trust has won a major UK award for her work to introduce a One Stop Swallow Disorder Clinic which has reduced treatment time from 24 to 5 weeks and improved patient safety and satisfaction. Anita won the Advancing Practice Award for Collaborative Work, part of the…

11 April 2017
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Donation to Therapy team at Firwood House

Bob and Gwen Pheasant from Pevensey Bay wanted to recognise the care Bob had received since having a stroke with a donation of equipment to the therapy team at Firwood House in Hampden Park. The couple gave £250 worth of equipment including a Kardia monitoring machine to record heart rhythm and sensory balls for therapists…

7 April 2017
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Main entrance revamp at Eastbourne DGH

Work has started on the revamp and upgrade of the main entrance and foyer area at Eastbourne DGH. The work will improve the facilities available for patients and visitors and is expected to be completed in the early autumn. The improvements include changing the layout of the foyer area with updated reception and outpatient booking…

6 April 2017

Please use our A&E departments sensibly

People across East Sussex are being asked to think twice before they attend one of our Emergency Departments (A&E) in Hastings or Eastbourne, and are being urged to please only attend if they are seriously unwell. It is vital that people remember our Emergency Departments (A&E) are for serious or life-threatening situations, including: Severe chest…

30 March 2017
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Specialist equipment arrives at new radiotherapy centre

Two linear accelerator machines for treating cancer, each the size of a small family car have arrived on site at the new Radiotherapy Centre at Eastbourne DGH. Each machine costs around £2million and weighs three tonnes. Specialist Physicists will begin the complex task of installing, calibrating and testing the machines. The linear accelerator machines will…

30 March 2017

Event to offer advice and support for patients with glaucoma

A support group to offer help and advice for people with the eye condition glaucoma will be held on Monday 19th June 2017 between 10.00am and 12noon at Bexhill Health Centre, Bexhill Hospital, Holliers Hill, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2DZ. The event is being run by specialists from Conquest Hospital, in conjunction with the International Glaucoma Association.…

28 March 2017
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ESHT celebrates joint winners of monthly staff award

Linda Upton, Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurse and Patricia Cole, Senior Medical Secretary in the ENT department, have been celebrated as the joint winners of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s monthly staff award, with a presentation at the recent Trust Board meeting. Linda and Patricia were presented with a certificate by ESHT Chairman, David Clayton-Smith. Linda…