Senior staff nurse Kathy Smith, who worked on Mirrlees ward at Conquest Hospital has retired after 51 years of NHS service. Kathy’s nursing career began as a student nurse at Farnborough Hospital in Kent on 18th September 1965. Staff nurse Lynsey Sadler said: “Kathy is a well-loved and hugely respected member of the Mirrlees nursing…
The Elective Admissions Team, based at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH, has won the Trust’s monthly staff award for their work to support patients who are coming into hospital for planned surgery. The team co-ordinates the booking of patients for surgery, ensuring that they receive treatment in a timely manner and that resources are used…
A refurbished private area has been created for relatives of critical care patients to have conversations with doctors and nurses. The organ donation committee donated £1500 to create an area with comfortable soft seating, new flooring and a more calming environment for private and difficult conversations with clinical staff. Sylvia Harris Critical Care Practice Educator…
Friends and family of Lee Brazier, who sadly died in January 2016, have presented the money they raised in Lee’s memory, to the nurses and therapists of the Irvine Unit at Bexhill Hospital. They raised £3363.28 through running the Hastings Half and Mini Marathon. Lee had been a patient in the Irvine Unit for around…
Hospital is a national site for Cardiology simulation training Eastbourne DGH is one of only eight approved hospitals in the United Kingdom to offer simulation training for new specialist cardiac doctors to improve their skills with heart procedures. Doctors are able to learn and practice procedures in a simulated situation using high-tech mannequins and IT…
We are one of the top performing Trusts for monitoring patients using a clinical monitoring system called ‘VitalPAC’. VitalPAC is used across both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH to assist with the monitoring and analysis of patients’ vital signs, helping to save lives by the early detection of a patient’s deterioration, enabling quicker clinical intervention.…
Our stroke services have been highlighted for being one of the best in the country, in a Stroke Association report. The report compared stroke services across the country in key performance areas. It rated our service as the quickest for scanning suspected stroke patients within one hour (81%) and fourth best in the country for…
A review of all patients who had a knee or hip replacement at Conquest Hospital or Eastbourne DGH over a 12 month period has shown that the rates of infection following surgery are below the national average. The analysis of infections that occur after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took…
Upgrading and expansion of the radiology reception and waiting areas at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH has been completed. The upgrade offers enhanced privacy and dignity when patients are booking into a clinic or waiting for radiology examinations such as an X Ray or scan. Dr Neil Barlow Consultant Radiologist said: “The upgraded reception and…
A course to help people in East Sussex adjust to living with Type 1 diabetes is being sponsored by a local company for the third year running. Marshall-Tufflex, who are based in Hastings, have donated £2,642 to cover the administration costs of the SADIE (Skills for Adjusting Diet and Insulin in East Sussex) course, which…
