Friday 17 November was World Prematurity Day. Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely each year in the UK. The day is to raise awareness of premature births and the impact it can have on families. We spoke to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) Matron Manju V Thomas at Conquest Hospital. “World Prematurity Day is…
An NHS Sussex nurse, who works with bereaved families, has been nominated for the national Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care. Faye Biggs, a child death review specialist nurse, has been nominated for this prestigious award, which celebrates her work in her rewarding and emotionally challenging role. The Award is run by Sands, the UK’s…
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…
Our August Hero of the Month was Neil Maskell, a Waste Porter at Eastbourne DGH. Neil was nominated as he highlights what our trust is all about. He is always full of smiles, greets everyone when walking along the corridor and is very polite. Nothing is ever too much trouble, and he clearly takes a…
Karen Manson, one of our non-executive directors, recently completed a gruelling 16 day walk (190 miles), to raise over £1000 for the East Sussex Healthcare NHS charity. Karen, who is also chair of the charity, walked with her sister-in-law and two friends, as they followed the Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk, starting out in St.…
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,…
Every year we welcome our new cohort of international nurses into the trust. We spoke to Ahamefula Adanma and Manju Manju about their experiences. Ada joined the trust in 2021 as an international nurse working on Irvine Unit at Bexhill Hospital. When she arrived it was at the height of COVID and the process of…
