Our Speech and Language Therapists are supporting national Swallowing Awareness Day with a series of events on 11th May 2016. Like breathing, swallowing is essential to everyday life. Humans swallow at least 900 times a day, around three times an hour during sleep, once per minute while awake and even more during meals. The aim…
The Chaplain at Conquest Hospital, Graham Atfield, has been licensed by the Archdeacon of Chichester, The Venerable Douglas McKittrick. The service took place at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Hollington, as the parish church of Conquest Hospital, and means that Graham has been formally accredited to undertake the role of chaplain by…
Representatives from the ten year old Save the DGH campaign group met with the Trust’s new senior leadership team last week. Newly appointed Chief Executive, Dr Adrian Bull and other Trust executives, met with SDGH representatives on Friday, and recently appointed Chairman, David Clayton-Smith, met with SDGH representatives on Saturday. The meetings were hugely constructive…
Members of our Organ Donation Group will be at the Arndale Shopping Centre in Eastbourne on Saturday 23rd April 2016 to raise awareness of organ donation. Dr Tuhin Goswami, Clinical Lead Organ Donation said: “In the UK, one in three people die every day while waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. It doesn’t have to…
Three of our colleagues have been recognised for their humanitarian work by being presented with our monthly staff award. Staff Nurses Marta Cunha, Marisa Ferreira and Vera Quintes recently travelled to Calais in France, in their own time, to offer first aid to the refugees in the camps near the French town. The nurses were…
Our Voluntary Services department is looking to recruit volunteers to become ‘Dementia Care Companions’. The role would include playing games, reading and being a general companion to inpatients with dementia to provide them with more personal interaction and distraction from daily ward life. If you are interested in voluntering for this position, please contact either…
The Trust has welcomed a new group of 13 nurses from the Philippines who have arrived to take up staff nurse positions at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH. The nurses will spend a week being introduced into the organisation and will then start working on the wards. This will initially be as unregistered nurses whilst…
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…
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…
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…
