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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
Hospital is a national site for Cardiology simulation training
Eastbourne DGH is one of only eight approved hospitals in the United Kingdom to offer simulation training for new specialist … Read more
Trust replaces 256 beds at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has invested more than £350,000 in replacing all of the 256 mechanical beds at Conquest … Read more
Changes to library opening hours
From Monday 28th November libraries in East Sussex will be open less frequently, following a public consultation. The reduction in … Read more
Online booking and prescriptions at your GP surgery
People registered with a GP surgeries can now book appointments and request repeat prescriptions at a time convenient to them, … Read more
Donation helps fund course to help people adjust to living with Type 1 Diabetes
A course to help people in East Sussex adjust to living with Type 1 diabetes is being sponsored by a … Read more
New ambulance centre to begin operations
Ambulance crews have begun operating out of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) newest Make Ready Centre … Read more
Patients and staff reunited at SECAmb’s sixth annual survivors’ event
Patients from across South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) region have once again been reunited with the ambulance teams who … Read more
Big wins for SECAmb at the Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2016
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) picked up three awards at the prestigious Brake Fleet Safety Awards … Read more
Trust supporting ‘Shoctober’ and #findthedefib campaign
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is supporting a national campaign, ‘Shoctober’, throughout October to hunt down … Read more
State of Care 2015/16 published
The annual overview of health and social care in England has been published by the CQC Demands are increasing on … Read more
