Latest News
News
Consultant and Surgical Assessment Unit named best for surgical training
Mr Raj Harshen Consultant General Surgeon has been named as the Best Trainer in General Surgery and the Surgical Assessment … Read more
Friends donate Bladder Scanner
The Friends of Conquest Hospital have donated a Bladder Scanner to Cookson Attenborough ward at Conquest Hospital. The new scanner, … Read more
NICE RECOMMEND EVERYONE WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BOWEL CANCER TO BE TESTED FOR LYNCH SYNDROME
New NICE guidance published today calls for all newly diagnosed bowel cancer patients in England to be tested for Lynch … Read more
Lord Lieutenant opens new Friends Flower Shop
The Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Peter Field has officially opened The Friends of Eastbourne Hospital new flower shop. The … Read more
Review assures quality of administration in Outpatients department
An assurance review of the administration of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s Outpatients department has given the service a rating … Read more
First winners of ESHT’s ‘Clean Care Award’
The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Conquest Hospital and Litlington Ward at Eastbourne DGH are the first winners of … Read more
CQC praises significant improvements at ESHT and issues improved rating
Following its re-inspection of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in October 2016, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recognised significant … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex calls on citizens to take up leadership roles in the NHS
Making sure services in health and social care improve at pace and are patient focused is so complex that no … Read more
SECAmb thanks public and staff for support during busy festive period
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) would like to thank its staff and volunteers for their efforts … Read more
SECamb announces appointment of new Chief Executive
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has appointed a new Chief Executive. Following a robust recruitment and … Read more
Schoolboy sells his toys to donate money to children’s ward
Schoolboy Tendai Nengoma (11 years old) sold his old toys to donate the proceeds to the Children’s ward at Eastbourne … Read more
Nurse retires after 51 years
Senior staff nurse Kathy Smith has retired after 51 years of NHS service. Kathy worked on Mirrlees ward at Conquest … Read more
SECAmb’s ePCR iPad project begins further rollout
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) innovative electronic Patient Clinical Record (ePCR) project is being rolled out … Read more
Healthwatch Kent speak to South East Coast Ambulance Trust
This is the third episode of the Healthwatch Kent Podcast where they speak to the most influential people, nationally and … Read more
‘Miracle’ teenager reunited with ambulance team
A teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries and spent a month in an induced coma after being hit by a car … Read more
New area for Critical Care relatives
A refurbished private area has been created for relatives of Critical Care patients to have conversations with doctors and nurses. … Read more
Self Care Week – Take Control Of Your Back Pain
As part of National Self Care Week (14th – 20th November) Sussex MSK Partnership East, the local NHS service for … Read more
Local Healthwatch push for openness around the Sustainability and Transformation Planning for Sussex and East Surrey
Today’s news reflects the concern local Healthwatch has been expressing. The high-level plan, aimed at addressing what needs to change … Read more
East Sussex parents influence autism services with new report
On 2 November 2016, parent-led autism support group iContact published a detailed report, The East Sussex Autism Survey,sharing the experiences … Read more
Use of monitoring system helps to save lives
East Sussex Healthcare is one of the top performing Trusts for monitoring patients using a clinical monitoring system called ‘VitalPAC’. … Read more
