East Sussex MSK Community Partnership launches
Launch of East Sussex MSK Community Partnership. A new provider partnership for community Musculoskeletal (MSK) services in East Sussex...
Amazing Reg raises thousands to help cancer patients
Reg Coomber, recently carried out a sponsored 300 metre swim, raising an amazing £50,000...
Changes to Uckfield services to be trialled from 2 December
One of the key priorities for the trust, along with our health and care partners across Sussex, is to reduce the time that people wait for care and treatment. In support of this aim, we have identified an opportunity to increase the overall number of day surgery procedures we can provide to our communities –…
Celebrating our volunteers long service
Volunteers from across our trust have been recognised for their dedication with the presentation of long service awards at events held at both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. The volunteers we have recognised this year have provided up to 30 years of committed service at our hospitals. They represented the many areas where our volunteers…
Celebrating our Allied Health Professionals
This week we are celebrating Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) as part of AHPs Day...
A message from our Chair
After four years leading the organisation, Joe Chadwick-Bell is moving to the West Midlands where she is taking on the role of Group Chief Executive at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. As many of you know, Joe grew up in East Sussex, beginning her NHS career in the Eastbourne pharmacy…
England’s Chief Nursing Officer visits Eastbourne DGH
Earlier this month, nursing staff at Eastbourne District General Hospital hosted a visit from Duncan Barton, the new Chief Nursing Officer at NHS England, and Andrea Lewis, the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England’s South East Region. Duncan and Andrea visited Michelham ward, the hospital’s gastroenterology ward, which cares for many of our patients who…
First robotic colorectal operation in Sussex
The first robotic colorectal operation in Sussex has been performed at Conquest Hospital, following the installation of a £2 million da Vinci XI robotic-assisted surgical system. Mr Michail Klimovskij, Consultant Surgeon who is leading on this project said: “We are delighted to announce that we have recently performed the first robotic colorectal operation in Sussex.…
Update on Eastbourne Midwifery Unit
Work is now underway to implement the new approach to ensure that we can provide a safe and resilient service...
Trust Orthopaedic surgeon receives national honour
Orthopaedic consultant Professor Scarlett McNally, has been awarded Honorary Membership of the Faculty of Public Health