Tiny Tickers, a charity that gives pulse-oximetry machines to maternity units to help diagnose congenital heart defects (CHD) in newborns, has donated ten monitors to the trust. Newborn screening for a congenital heart defect involves using the pulse oximetry machines to measure oxygen levels (oxygen saturation) through sensors placed on the baby’s skin. Claire Croft,…
The building works for the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), created from a former car showroom on Beeching Road in central Bexhill, are nearing completion. We talked to Stef Burcombe, Programme Manager for the CDC project, to find out a little more about the project. “We’re entering the last few weeks of the build and…
A Friends of Conquest Hospital volunteer has been recognised for his services to volunteering, both at the hospital and within the Hastings local community. John Sands, who has volunteered with the trust for over 10 years, received the Order of 1066 Award at the weekend from Councillor James Bacon, Mayor of Hastings, for his volunteering…
Michelle Bridger, Community Staff Nurse for the Eastbourne community nursing team has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award. Michelle was nominated by two of her colleagues, Connie Thornton and Susan Gent, both community staff nurses. Connie said: “Michelle is a well-valued member of the team and consistently goes above and beyond to support our…
The Trust welcomed over 190 Trainee doctors; these include Foundation Year 1 (FY1), which will be their very first job after completing their medical degrees, Foundation Year 2 (FY2), Core Trainees, and other Speciality Trainees in a range of professions across both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. The doctors in training at Foundation level for…
Beata Nagy, Housekeeper at Eastbourne DGH, has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award. Beata was nominated by Paul Relf, Head of Nursing, Community Health and Integrated Care Division. Paul said: “When I arrive at Eastbourne DGH, Beata is often working in the main entrance, filling up facemasks or cleaning. Beata welcomes everyone coming into…
Care of cancer patients at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has been praised in a national survey of patients who were diagnosed with the disease. The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey has been published and was contributed to by over 500 local patients. Patients were asked to rate their care overall on a scale of…
Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Executive, and May Parsons, the nurse who delivered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccination outside a clinical trial, received the George Cross on Tuesday on behalf of 1.5 million NHS colleagues in England. Amanda and May were joined by the chief executives of the NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as…
First Steps Nursery at Conquest Hospital has been officially opened. The new purpose built facility, provides 56 places a day for children aged 4 months to 8 years, and opened in January 2022. The nursery offers a fully accessible learning environment for children with enclosed outside play facilities for different age groups. Steve Aumayer, Chief…
The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Conquest Hospital has become the first Level 1 unit in the country to achieve Gold Accreditation in The Bliss Baby Charter. Level 1 units look after babies who do not need intensive care but might need, for example, monitoring of their breathing or heart rate, or given more…
