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…
In light of the significant financial challenges that the Trust faces, we have been placed in Financial Special Measures by NHS Improvement, and will be under the special measures regime for financial performance. Financial Special Measures were introduced by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSI) to improve financial performance for Trust’s facing significant and unsustainable…
‘Sock it to Sepsis’ has been the message at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust with events and information to raise awareness of the condition amongst staff, patients and the public. Previously known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, sepsis is a life threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own…
Doctors and Nurses at East Sussex Healthcare have taken part in a national drive to raise awareness of a condition in people living with diabetes. Hypoglycaemia, also known as a “hypo”, happens when the blood glucose levels of people with diabetes drop too low and they can feel shaky, unwell and can even slip into…
The Annual Baby Remembrance Service will be held in the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, on Sunday 9th October 2016 at 3.00pm. All who have suffered the loss of a child, no matter how long ago, are welcome to come to the service. The service will be a…
The next Trust Board meeting of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will take place on Wednesday 12th October at 11.00am in the Lecture Theatre, Education Centre, Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex,TN37 7RD. Meetings are held in public and papers for the meeting can be downloaded here>> The Trust Board meets in public bi-monthly.
Three new doctors have joined ESHT’s Emergency Departments following a successful recuitment opportunity in India, by one of our senior consultants. Mr Utham R Shanker, Consultant in Emergency Medicine was visiting India to conduct the Royal College of Emergency Medicine exams, and at the same time managed to recruit the trio. Mr Shanker said: “It…
Project SEARCH a supported internship programme, is building on the success of the previous two years work by providing 11 young people with a learning disability or difficulty, the opportunity to access a range of internships with the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. In the upcoming year, the young people who are aged between 17…
Patients from across the county are benefitting from a much improved ESHT stroke service since it was centralised at Eastbourne DGH three years ago. Our specialist stroke unit, offers specialised assessment and diagnosis to patients presenting with stroke symptoms and the service has exceeded performance targets and is receiving excellent feedback from patients and their…
Catrina Turner, Foundation Programme Administrator in the medical education department, has been awarded for her pastoral support to around 50 Foundation Year 1 and 2 junior doctors in training at Conquest Hospital. Catrina was nominated Dr Geoffrey Lie, Foundation Year Doctor who wrote about what he described as an “exceptional colleague”. He said: “Catrina has…
