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Last phase of Bexhill Community Diagnostic Centre build now underway
The building works for the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), created from a former car showroom on Beeching Road in central Bexhill, are nearing completion. We talked to Stef Burcombe, Programme Manager for the CDC project, to find out a little more about the project. "We're entering the last few weeks of the build and…
Conquest volunteer receives Order of 1066 Award
A Friends of Conquest Hospital volunteer has been recognised for his services to volunteering, both at the hospital and within the Hastings local community. John Sands, who has volunteered with the trust for over 10 years, received the Order of 1066 Award at the weekend from Councillor James Bacon, Mayor of Hastings, for his volunteering…
Celebrating our Allied Health Professionals
Allied Health Professionals (AHP) play a vital part in providing care to patients in the NHS. Encompassing a wide range of therapist professionals as well as radiographers, dieticians, podiatrists, osteopaths, operating theatre practitioners, orthoptists, prosthetists and paramedics, the ongoing treatment and welfare of our patients couldn't continue without their dedication and expertise. This year Allied…
Meet our Freedom to Speak Up Guardians
Speaking up is about anything that gets in the way of patient care or that affects your working life. Speaking up can be offering a suggestion for improvement, raising a concern, or whistleblowing. The trust has two Freedom to Speak Up Guardians, Dominique Holliman and Ruth Agg. To celebrate Freedom to Speak Up month this…
Baby Loss Remembrance services
Baby Loss Remembrance services are being held locally on Saturday 15 October supported by our bereavement team and Hastings and East Sussex SANDS...
Physicians Associate Week – our lead PA explains her role
This week is Physician Associate Week, raising the profile nationally of this interesting role, that has really started to take off in the NHS in the last few years. To find out more about what Physician Associates do in the health service, we talked to Zoe Cooke, Lead Physician Associate in the Acute Frailty Team…
Logistics team: our 'Heroes of the Month'!
Congratulations to the logistics team at Eastbourne District General Hospital for winning this month's Hero of the Month award! The team was nominated by Kelly Porter, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and the Chairman. She said: "Tony and his team work extremely hard and often go unnoticed. They constantly go above and beyond to…
"I get to help families create a lasting legacy"
Did you know that each organ donor can save up to nine lives? This week is Organ Donation Week so we caught up with Joana de Letra, Organ Donation Specialist Nurse, to find out more about organ donation here at the trust and across the country. "I became interested in organ donation when I was…
Bench unveiled in memory of organ donors whose gifts transforms lives
To mark Organ Donation Week this year we unveiled a new bench, overlooking the lagoon at Conquest Hospital, in memory of people from the trust who became organ donors. Last year, seven families at the trust agreed to organ donation resulting in 15 patients receiving a life-saving or life-changing transplant. Dr Judith Highgate, Clinical Lead…
We're holding our rescheduled Annual General Meeting next Thursday 29 September at the Hydro Hotel in Eastbourne. Come and join us for an opportunity to hear about the trust's achievements over the last year and our plans for the future. 10am: Arrival/tea and coffee 10.30am: Annual General Meeting 2022 11.30am: Ask the Board 12pm:…