13 September 2016

Hydrotherapy celebrates 20th anniversary

Celebrations have taken place to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hydrotherapy pool at Conquest Hospital having opened in 1996. The physiotherapy department marked the event with hydrotherapy demonstrations followed by a celebratory lunch for staff, patients and the Trust Board. The pool offers 34 sessions of hydrotherapy per week to provide the service to…

7 September 2016

Building work restarts on Radiotherapy Centre at Eastbourne DGH

Building work has restarted on the new £15 million Radiotherapy Centre at Eastbourne DGH. It is anticipated the new Radiotherapy Centre will open to receive its first patients in May 2017. Once completed the new radiotherapy centre will significantly reduce the need for cancer patients to travel outside East Sussex for vital radiotherapy treatment. Currently,…

7 September 2016

New Medical Director

Dr David Walker has taken up his new role as Medical Director at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Dr Walker is an experienced and much respected Consultant Cardiologist. He is currently Vice President British Cardiovascular Society and a member of the Board of the ACCA at the European Society of Cardiology. He was the national…

6 September 2016

Sign up to the organ donor register

Members of the East Sussex Healthcare Organ Donation Group are raising awareness of organ donation as part of Organ Donation Week. They are encouraging people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register and start a conversation about donation with their family members. Dr Tuhin Goswami, Clinical Lead Organ Donation said, “We want to encourage…

1 September 2016

Newly qualified Occupational Therapist wins achievement award

Dawn Ellis has been awarded the Dr Marion Martin Award for achievement following the completion of her four year course to become a qualified Occupational Therapist. Caroline Lees, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy and ICES said: “We are proud to welcome Dawn Ellis as a qualified Occupational Therapist who will join our OT rotation in…

23 August 2016

More endoscopy procedures to diagnose more patients

More endoscopy procedures to diagnose more patients will be undertaken over the coming months following the opening of additional endoscopy capacity across the Trust. A modern self-contained mobile endoscopy unit at Conquest Hospital is now operational performing 100 procedures in its first 9 days. Additional capacity has also been created within the existing endoscopy unit…

23 August 2016

Investing in our hospitals

Over the next five years we are committed to investing over £53 million into our hospital buildings, IT and medical equipment to enhance both our patient’s experience and the working environment for staff. Major building projects include work to: Improve privacy and dignity for patients in Radiology on both sites with new clinical and waiting…

22 August 2016

Glaucoma Patient Support and Education

A Glaucoma patient support and education day was arranged by outpatients staff nurse Miriam Alarilla, in the Eye Clinic Department at Eastbourne District General Hospital, this was the first time this event was held in the Eye Clinic under the team of Mr Hickman-Casey, Consultant. The support group was arranged to help patients with the…

19 August 2016

40 Years’ NHS Service

Marianne Jackson celebrated 40 years’ service in the NHS with a surprise tea party organised by her friends and colleagues. Marianne started work as an NHS ‘Housekeeper’ on the Orthopaedic Wards on the 9th August 1976 when the new District General Hospital opened in Eastbourne. At this time there was only a Surgical Wing and…

18 August 2016

Infection Control Link Facilitator of the year award

A Staff Nurse on Hailsham 3 Ward at Eastbourne DGH has been awarded the Trust’s Infection Control Link Facilitator of the year award. Trish Hare, a Staff Nurse on Hailsham 3 Ward was nomination by her colleague Lynda Heather who is the Ward Matron on Hailsham 3. Lynda said: “Trish is an invaluable Infection Control…