Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the festive period is a time where families have the chance to get together – and we want to support all of our patients who are well enough to go home to do so, and spend time with those closest to them. Patients usually recover faster and more fully…
People are being urged to support NHS services and know how to get help over the coming days as health and care teams prepare for further industrial action. Junior doctors take strike action from tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7am until 7am on Saturday 23 December. After Christmas and New Year, the longest action ever by junior…
Strike action will take place over three days, from 7am on Wednesday 20 December to 7am on Saturday 23 December...
Efforts are underway to ensure that people who need urgent medical help and support can receive the care they need...
Congratulations to our Trauma and Orthopaedic department who are celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider...
Virtual tours of the 13 neonatal units in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, including the Special Care Baby Unit at Conquest Hospital, have launched today on World Prematurity Day, 17 November 2023. One year in the making, the tours give parents, families and carers a step-by-step tour of the neonatal unit at each hospital. The user…
This week, four of our colleagues were invited to meet King Charles as he celebrated his 75th birthday. Norman Killick, who was in now retired after 40 years of service at the trust, was invited to the King’s 75th birthday party at Highgrove House on Monday. He was given this singular opportunity as he also…
The first stage of a project to transform cardiac services in East Sussex has been marked by the formal opening of a fully refurbished Cath lab at Eastbourne District General Hospital. The new lab was opened by our Chairman, Steve Phoenix and Deputy Chief Executive Steve Aumayer. The work is part of the East Sussex…
As part of our work to strengthen our organisation’s commitment to the care and support of armed forces personnel, veterans and their families, this week our Chief Executive, Joe Chadwick-Bell, signed the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge, made by organisations across the country including NHS organisations, to actively ensure that…
People currently waiting for planned appointments and surgery are being contacted in a new effort to reduce the time they are waiting. From this week, patients who have been waiting longer than 40 weeks and who do not have an appointment within the next eight weeks will be contacted by their hospital via letter, text,…
