New secure drugs cabinets with high tech fingerprint security have been introduced into the Emergency Department at Eastbourne District General Hospital. The two new drugs cabinet have all the medicines required by Emergency Department staff in a computer controlled user ID and fingerprint access security system only allowing the correct medicine required by a doctor…
A fundraising event has raised £4,000 for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at Eastbourne DGH. The event in the form of a 60’s Party was organised by David Satchell who volunteers regularly to help our out in cardiac rehab. It featured a fashion lingerie parade, a 60’s band called Ready Steady, plus a raffle (prizes generously…
Rosy Shrubbs, a Senior Occupational Therapist at Eastbourne DGH has won the Trust’s Monthly Staff Award for the work she has done to develop the Occupational Therapy garden. Rosy has developed the garden to provide an inspirational, quiet and interactive space within one of the courtyard areas at the hospital. The area is used to…
A new crisis response service has been launched as part of the East Sussex Better Together programme to prevent unnecessary hospital admission by providing urgent assessment and provision of community nursing care, in people’s own homes. The service is made up of a team of Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and night sitters.…
One of our consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons has written a new national guide on ‘avoiding unconscious bias’. Mrs Scarlett McNally wrote the guide for the Royal College of Surgeons and it was published on Thursday (August 4). It focuses on overcoming the unconscious opinions that everyone forms about people when they first meet them and offers…
The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team (CSRT) and Senlac Rotary Club held an awareness and stroke prevention day at Asda Supermarket in St Leonards on Sea. The team were able to give advice to people on preventing strokes and other health conditions. Nearly 100 people took up the opportunity to have their blood pressure taken which…
Ben Sinden, a Painter at Conquest Hospital, has won with the Trust’s Monthly Staff Award. He designed and painted a mural on the walls of an ultrasound room, in his own time, to make the room more inviting for children. ESHT Chairman David Clayton-Smith presented Ben with his award and praised him for his work…
Pat dog therapy is helping patients rehabilitate following a stroke. Bella, a Bichon-Frise, is regularly visiting the Stroke ward and having a positive effect on stroke survivors has they interact with her. Stroke Unit Matron Donna Bloodworth said, “Research has suggested that introducing a companion animal into the therapy session can result in patients feeling…
A physiotherapy exercise group is being piloted to aid the rehabilitation of stroke patients at Eastbourne DGH stroke unit. The 60 minute class works with around four stroke patients at a time and involves everyone undertaking the same exercise at the same time with physiotherapy support. It includes arm exercises developed for patients to then…
The Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) service within the Emergency Departments has recently been expanded to meet the increase in patient demand. In total there are 24 ENP’s across the Eastbourne and Hastings sites working in the main areas of the Emergency Departments (13 at Eastbourne and 11 at Hastings). This includes 3 full time ENP’s…
