To help us keep our patients, staff and visitors safe, stop the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and keep our hospitals running, we are restricting visiting to essential visitors only – click here for more information
Use our virtual post box
We are supporting family and friends to share messages with their loved ones while visiting our hospitals is restricted.
From Monday 27th April 2020, patients at Bexhill Irvine Unit, Conquest Hospital, Eastbourne DGH and Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital, are now able to receive messages of support from their loved ones in a new way – by virtual post box.
As the demands of coronavirus (COVID-19) are managed, visits to our hospitals have been restricted and we are encouraging family and friends to contact their loved one’s via phone and video calls.
To complement this we have also launched a ‘Send a message to a loved one’ service. Family and friends of inpatients can send messages, letters or photos to:
Please provide the following information when contacting the service:
People who don’t have access to email can phone their message through to our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS):
Calls will need to be between 9.00am to 3.30pm – Monday to Friday.
The service is open to family and friends of patients on all wards. All messages will be collated and distributed to patients.
Please note this service is only available for patients to receive messages, and we cannot return messages or respond to specific patient queries at this time.
