11 April 2016

Sexual Health hold open events to launch new service

Following the success of winning the contract to continue to be the provider of integrated Sexual Health and HIV treatment and care services in East Sussex, our Sexual Health services held open events to launch the new service and give people the chance to discuss with staff the range of services available and look around…

30 March 2016

Charity appoints Musicians in Residence for Trust

Nine budding music stars of the future have been appointed as honorary Musicians in Residence for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust by the charity Arts in Healthcare. Alex Bailey, Henry Bristow, Beth Couch, Niamh Hayden-Ling, Harry Keeble, Thomas Pickering, Donya Rafati, Frances Thomas-Barrell and Francesca Tilley will give their time for free to play at…

30 March 2016

Consultant retires after 32 years working in Eastbourne

Colleagues gathered earlier this month to celebrate the retirement of Dr Janet McGowan, who has worked in Eastbourne for over 30 years. Dr McGowan divided her time between working as a Consultant Anaesthetist and a Pain Management Consultant during her career. She retired from her Consultant Anaesthetist post last year but has continued her work…

30 March 2016

Recruitment of nurses from home and abroad continues

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is continuing to recruit more nurses from both home and abroad to work at Eastbourne DGH, Conquest Hospital and in the community. The recruitment overseas is in response to a national shortage of trained nurses which has led the government to temporarily change the restrictions on nurse recruitment from outside…

30 March 2016

People urged to choose the right service as NHS faces huge demand

People who need healthcare support across East Sussex are being urged to choose the right service as the local NHS faces huge demand. NHS emergency and urgent care services across the county are experiencing major spikes in demand, with significant increases in people attending A&E and ringing for an ambulance. GP services and walk-in-centres at…

22 March 2016

Healthcare Assistant vacancies filled

A campaign by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust to recruit more Healthcare Assistants has seen almost all vacancies successfully recruited to. Currently 98.8% of Healthcare Assistant posts within the organisation are filled, with this figure expected to rise to 100% by the end of the month. Healthcare Assistants play a key role in the organisation,…

14 March 2016

New contract to provide hospital pathology equipment

The Trust has signed an £18 million, seven year contract with Roche Diagnostics Ltd to provide some of the most advanced pathology diagnostic equipment available. With an estimated 70 to 80% of all healthcare diagnoses and decisions being directly influenced by pathology test results, this agreement will have a significant positive impact on pathology reporting…

8 March 2016

Industrial action by junior doctors

During the planned industrial action by Junior Doctors from 8.00am Wednesday 9th March to 8.00am Friday 11th March, the Trust has put in place plans to ensure that services we run are safe during this time: from 8.00am Wednesday 9th March to 8.00am Friday 11th March, emergency care will be prioritised – we expect to…

8 March 2016

Chief Executive Appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Adrian Bull as Chief Executive of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT). Dr Bull will join the organisation on 11th April 2016. Dr Bull is currently the Managing Director of Imperial College Health Partners and Chair of the national Academic Health Science Network. He was previously…

3 March 2016

New appointment to our Trust Board

Jackie Churchward-Cardiff has been appointed to our Trust Board, as a Non-Executive Director. Jackie had previously been a designate Non-Executive Director and replaces Charles Ellis on the board who stepped down at the end of January. David Clayton-Smith, Chairman of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said: “I am delighted to welcome Jackie Churchward-Cardiff to the…