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Paediatric and Adult Audiology services at the Trust have received the Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation, a national accreditation in recognition of the high quality of care and service they provide. The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation is given to services that can demonstrate the highest levels of quality of service, care…
The nursing team at Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital and Coronary Care Unit team at Eastbourne DGH are the latest winners of the Infection Prevention and Control Team’s ‘Clean Care Award’. Helen Tingley Infection Control Nurse Specialist said: “The quarterly “Clean Care Award” is awarded to clinical areas where outstanding infection prevention and control…
On 5th July 2018, the NHS is celebrating its 70th birthday. This landmark occasion is being celebrated nationally with major events as well as locally. In East Sussex we want to recognise the role the local National Health Service has played during that time. We would like your memories and reminiscences of those that have…
A new video has been launched to explain the NHS Let’s Get You Home initiative to patients and the public across Sussex and East Surrey. It features real staff – nurses, social workers and hospital managers – who will help patients leave hospital swiftly and safely once their treatment there is complete. As well as…
An Eastbourne patient is the first in the UK to be implanted with an innovative Cardiac device to modulate the heart’s beat. It works completely differently from standard Heart Failure (CRT) devices currently used. It opens up a new horizon to patients with heart failure who would not benefit from conventional therapy. This new device…
Medication Passports have been launched at Conquest Hospital to help people keep track of their medicines. They have been kindly funded by the Friends of Conquest Hospital. The Medication Passport lists a person’s medicines and dosage. It can be given to health professionals to help substantially reduce the risk of any communication mix up about…
A new state-of-the-art CT scanner at Eastbourne DGH has become fully operational. The new CT scanner, which will scan around 500 patients a month, has been substantially funded by a £500,000 donation from the Friends of Eastbourne Hospital. Dr Neil Barlow, Consultant Radiologist said: “We are delighted to have this new CT scanner fully operational.…
Children on the Friston Children’s Unit at Eastbourne DGH are set to benefit from new equipment in the play room thanks to a £300 donation from local Freemasons. Simon Hall from Eastbourne Lodge 7057 Freemasons presented the unit’s staff with a £300 cheque. The money will go towards new equipment to help refurbish the play…
Staff Nurse Aneta Zielinska has won a Trust staff award for her caring attitude and professionalism. She was presented with her award by Trust Chairman David Clayton-Smith. Briony Southcott, Specialist Practitioner who nominated her said: “I am nominating Aneta for her caring attitude, professionalism and ability to remain cheerful when things are difficult. She is…
A bell has been installed in The Judy Beard Day Unit at Conquest Hospital so that patients, who are receiving treatment for cancer, can ring it to mark when they have finished their course of chemotherapy treatment. Many patients have said they felt it was important to mark the end of their journey through their…
