Over 100 people visited the Ophthalmology Day Unit at Bexhill Hospital when it opened its doors for the public to see behind the scenes of the specialist unit that operates on people’s eyes. Staff from the unit were available to guide people through the patient’s surgical journey and answer their questions. Visitors were also able…
Our Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team (CSRT) will be promoting awareness of stroke and stroke prevention at Asda Supermarket in St Leonards-on-Sea on Thursday 7th July from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Jacquie Hinves, Community Stroke Specialist Nurse said: “Primary prevention of stroke is taken very seriously by the CSRT. Over the last four years we have been…
The Friends of the Conquest hospital have kindly donated five sleep diagnostic kits worth £27,000, for sleep apnoea patients to use at Conquest Hospital. The kits will be used to diagnose both adult and children referred to the Conquest Sleep Disorders Unit. Staff were delighted with the new equipment. Jill Meeres, Principal Sleep Technologist and…
Our Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team found two out of five people tested had a raised blood pressure and some had an irregular heartbeat, during a stroke awareness event held recently at Eastbourne’s Arndale Centre. The team spent time checking peoples pulse and blood pressure as well as offering advice on what they can do to…
The first combined defibrillator and pacemaker has been fitted to patient from East Sussex. Lorraine Danes from Ringmer is the first in the South East to be fitted with this newer type of device which has four wires to improve the function of the heart and is part of a European wide clinical trial. The…
The Friends of Community Physiotherapy have donated a cross trainer to Firwood House in Eastbourne, to help stroke patients with their rehabilitation. The new cross trained was unveiled by the Friends and was demonstrated by an enthusiastic patient, who explained the advantages he feels he has gained from working on this type of equipment. Norah…
Jonathan Reid has been welcomed to the Trust as the newly appointed Director of Finance. Originally from Northern Ireland, he studied accountancy at Queen’s University, Belfast. After training as a chartered accountant at the National Audit Office, where he worked across a number of government departments, he spent a number of years working across health…
Three colleagues who work in the Nutrition and Dietetics department have been awarded the monthly staff award for their work transferring patient records onto a new system. Administrators, Janet Tennant, Linda Vince and Jackie Spencer worked tirelessly to help the implementation of a new system run smoothly, over a three week period. The work involved…
Our patients have identified improvements in 4 out of 5 areas with a number of areas showing significant improvement, in a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The results of the survey reflect the views of inpatients treated in our hospitals and is part of a national survey of patients. When compared with…
A specially made stained glass window has been dedicated to the memory of colleagues who have sadly passed away. The window which is on level 2 at Conquest Hospital, opposite the Chapel, was unveiled by our Director of Nursing, Alice Webster, at an emotional ceremony recently. Alice said: “The idea originated from a very difficult…
