2022 News

19 July 2022
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NHS receives the George Cross

Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Executive, and May Parsons, the nurse who delivered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccination outside a clinical trial, received the George Cross on Tuesday on behalf of 1.5 million NHS colleagues in England. Amanda and May were joined by the chief executives of the NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as…

14 July 2022
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Conquest Hospital First Steps Nursery officially opened

First Steps Nursery at Conquest Hospital has been officially opened. The new purpose built facility, provides 56 places a day for children aged 4 months to 8 years, and opened in January 2022. The nursery offers a fully accessible learning environment for children with enclosed outside play facilities for different age groups. Steve Aumayer, Chief…

12 July 2022
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Conquest SCBU becomes first Level 1 unit to achieve gold accreditation

The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Conquest Hospital has become the first Level 1 unit in the country to achieve Gold Accreditation in The Bliss Baby Charter. Level 1 units look after babies who do not need intensive care but might need, for example, monitoring of their breathing or heart rate, or given more…

6 July 2022
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New child development facilities officially opened in Bexhill

A new home for the community paediatrics child development service has been officially opened in Bexhill by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Chief Executive, Joe Chadwick-Bell. Community Paediatrics Parkview opened its doors on 6 June from the refurbished facilities that were previously Egerton Park Children’s Centre. The dedicated child development centre is staffed by doctors,…

23 June 2022
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Programme Manager wins ‘Hero of the Month’ award

Hayley Barron, Programme Manager, has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award. Hayley was nominated by Kirsty Watts, Head of Programme Support Office, and Simon Dowse, Head of Strategy. Kirsty said: “Hayley has project managed the work to establish Sussex Premier Health, the new name for all Private activity undertaken across the Trust, in addition…

16 June 2022
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Community Nursing team wins ‘Hero of the Month’ award

The rural Rother community nursing team based at Wheel Farm in Westfield, has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award. The team was nominated by Carol Webber, District Nurse, Clinical Lead, Carol said: “I would like to nominate all of the Community district nursing team in rural Rother who worked through the Eunice Storm. “The…

10 June 2022
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New Honorary Clinical Professor at the Trust

Scarlett McNally, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Trust since 2002, has been awarded the title of Honorary Clinical Professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. There are now three Professors at the Trust. Professor Scarlett McNally joins Professor Nik Patel, Consultant Cardiologist, and Professor David Howlett, Consultant Radiologist. All three support research and education, particularly…

8 June 2022
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Volunteers Week 2022

Events were held at both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital this week to thank all our volunteers as part of National Volunteer’s Week, which ran from 1 June to 7 June. The week was a chance to recognise and thank volunteers for all their hard work – our volunteers fulfil a variety of…