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…
Doctors and nurses from the Cardiac team ran a support group for people fitted with pacemakers. Over 50 patients and their relatives attended the event. Sophie Blackman from Boston Scientific gave an informative talk around the functions of a pacemaker and new developments pacemaker technology such as leadless pacemakers. Lead Cardiology consultant Dr Nikhil Patel…
Extra capacity is being created at our Endoscopy units to undertake more procedures across the Trust. A modern self-contained mobile unit will be installed at Conquest Hospital and will be operational by mid-August. In addition, additional capacity to undertake more procedures will be created within the existing endoscopy unit at Eastbourne DGH. Over recent years…
The newly refurbished and expanded health records storage facility for the Trust has been officially opened by Non-Executive Director Barry Nealon. The building in Hailsham has undergone extensive refurbishment, including the installation of a mezzanine floor, and will now become the main health records storage facility for the Trust, housing more than 500,000 health records.…
