Simon Badcott has joined our Trust as our Chief Pharmacist to help improve patient experience and care through medicine optimisation, with more pharmacists on the wards supporting clinical teams. Simon Badcott said: “I am delighted to be the new Chief Pharmacist and am thoroughly looking forward to the challenges this role will bring. I am…
The listening audience of Conquest Hospital Radio will increase significantly thanks to the investment in new broadcasting equipment and an online service. Dr Adrian Bull ESHT Chief Executive, in the presence of Mayor of Hastings Cllr Judy Rogers, opened the new service at a launch event attended by around 30 Conquest Hospital Radio volunteers. Keith…
The Trust has invested more than £350,000 in replacing all of the 256 mechanical beds at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. The new beds are being delivered during November. The benefits of the chosen bed (the Innov8 IQ model) include removable panels which are easy to clean, separate handsets so that both the patient and…
Ten young people with learning difficulties or disabilities have recently graduate from Project SEARCH, a supported internship programme designed to give the young people skills to gain competitive paid employment. Parents and staff from this joint partnership between the host employer, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Sussex Downs College and East Sussex County Council were…
NICE, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, are holding a question time event and their Public Board Meeting at the Education Centre, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on Wednesday 20 July 2016. The event starts at 12noon with a buffet lunch, the question time session is between 12.30pm to 1.30pm…
Members of the East Sussex Healthcare Organ Donation Committee were promoting the organ donor register at Eastbourne 999 Event. In total they signed up 132 people on to the Organ Donor Register. Dr Tuhin Goswami, Clinical Lead Organ Donation said: “We are pleased more people have signed up to the organ donation register but would…
Care of cancer patients at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has again been highly praised in a national survey of patients who were diagnosed with the disease. The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey has been published and was completed by 555 local patients. Patients were asked to rate their care overall on a scale of…
Our hospital and community volunteers have been thanked for their services to our patients and the local community at our annual volunteers celebration event. The event was attended by 31 volunteers who were presented with certificates in recognition of their length of service. In total 41 have been recognised for their length of voluntary service;…
Colleagues from Kipling Ward at Conquest Hospital, Staff Nurse Kayleigh Beattie and Healthcare Assistant Danielle Baker, have been recognised for their compassion and awarded the Trust’s monthly staff award. Caroline Stephenson, Practice Educator on Kipling Ward who nominated the nursing staff said: “Kayleigh and Danielle fundraised amongst their colleagues and went the extra mile to…
Families will receive the right support at the right time thanks to the launch of a new integrated service which brings health visiting and children’s centres together. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and East Sussex County Council have launched the service to ensure they can offer more effective support regardless of which organisation is delivering…
