Following an 18 month transformation programme, the Trust’s intermediate care services at Irvine Rehabilitation Unit (Bexhill) and Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital, have seen a reduction in the length of stay by an average of almost 10 days (figures for three months February to April 2018 compared to November 2018 to January 2019). This…
Specialist Gynaecology Nurses at the Trust are urging women to talk openly about ovarian cancer, understand the potential symptoms and to book potentially life-saving GP check-ups, in an effort to save more lives this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled…
Shaina Leach a patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant seven years ago, has returned to Pevensey Ward at Eastbourne DGH to make a donation of £1000 to the Pevensey Unit Fund. Shaina Leach said “I can’t put into words my feelings for all the staff on Pevensey Ward. The level of care I received…
A new MRI Suite, which is currently being constructed at Conquest Hospital, has arrived on site in seventeen separate modules, which were joined together in a specific sequence to form the new MRI Suite building. The modular building arrived from Hull in a specific order, and set to a precise timetable over a three day…
Midwife, Gina Moulding, who has worked for the NHS for 51 years, and has supported women and their families throughout their pregnancy journey and was involved in the care and delivery of three generations of some families, with the same enthusiasm and commitment she had at start of her career, has retired. Throughout Gina’s career…
Stuart Crane, an ex-patient who was treated on James Ward at Conquest Hospital, returned to the ward with his wife to donate three drip stands, as a thank you for his care. Sharon Grain, Matron James Ward/CCU said: “It was lovely to see Stuart Crane and his wife Sue return to the ward looking so…
IT Engineer, Darren Cumber has won an Employee of the month award for his work to make sure a new control room, which will help with patient flow, was ready in time for a visit by Secretary of State Matt Hancock. Andy Bissenden, Associate Director, ESHT Digital who nominated Darren said: “Darren went above and…
Dietitians and Speech and Language Therapists at the Trust have been raising awareness of their work as part of national Nutrition and Hydration Week (11th to 17th March) and Swallowing Awareness Day (13th March). The focus of Nutrition and Hydration Week was to raise awareness and improve understanding of the importance of good nutrition and…
Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) Coordinator at the Trust, Kelly Tuppen, has won the ‘Trauma Audit and Research Network Coordinator of the Year’ award, at the national Trauma Care Conference 2019. Kelly was nominated for improving the Trust’s data quality for cases reported to the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN). In 2016/17 before…
Stephen Lloyd, MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon, has visited the portering team at Eastbourne DGH, and spent time discussing the wide and varied aspects of the work they carry out. There are 24 porters who work at Eastbourne DGH on a 24 hour, 7 day shift basis, with between six to eight working on any…
