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There were emotional scenes at #ConquestHospital last Friday afternoon as a member of ESHT nursing staff, Uma Pradhan, finally left Critical Care having spent 23 days in the unit being treated for Covid-19 #NHSCovidHeroes #NHSHeroes
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Brighton and Hove Albion Football club have sent us a special message, we think it's so nice we thought we would share it - thank you @OfficialBHAFC
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Thank you for your support East Sussex - it means a great deal to all the hard working NHS staff @ESHTNHS #clapforthenhs
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A wonderful tribute to those working in the NHS from the very talented family of one of our consultant anesthetists. We can’t stop humming it! Thank you for your continued support #ThankYouNHS
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Congratulations to Erwin Castro our Diabetes Nurse Consultant @ESHTNHS who has been confirmed as the new Chair of the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses UK (DISN UK) Group
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Seven military personnel from the 12th and 16th Royal Artillery have arrived @ESHTNHS to help support our portering and rapid response cleaning teams, 5 will work in the portering team and 2 will work with the rapid response cleaning team at #EastbourneDGH bit.ly/39KeCxe
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Everyone at @ESHTNHS wishes Dr Adrian Bull a fond farewell and a very happy retirement. Your leadership, kindness and focus on members of staff and patients alike will be hugely missed #OurMarvellousTeams @DrAdrianBull
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Joe Chadwick-Bell has been appointed as our new Chief Executive, on an interim basis and will take up her position in September 2020 when the current Chief Executive Officer, @DrAdrianBull retires after five years at the helm bit.ly/2wTso1c
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There were emotional scenes when 17 year old Lily Kitcher was re-united with her mum Trudi, after spending 16 days in #EastbourneDGH - 8 days in Critical Care and 8 days in Jevington ward - being treated for Covid-19 bit.ly/2VMuV78
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First patient has been discharged from Baird Ward #ConquestHospital following successful treatment for Covid-19 using CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - a type of non-invasive ventilation to help treat patients with types of respiratory failure bit.ly/3aINMnR
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It's been the most difficult year most of us have ever known, so on International Nurses Day, we say thank you to all of our nurses and nursing teams, and to all of our colleagues across @ESHTNHS, for everything you do #IND2021 #NursesDay2021
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Congratulations to Joe Chadwick-Bell @ESHT_CEO who has been appointed Chief Executive of @ESHTNHS on a substantive basis. Joe has over 30 years of experience in the health sector, and has worked in both ambulance and acute provider trusts bit.ly/3uOiO8O
ALT Joe Chadwick-Bell, Chief Executive
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There were emotional scenes with applause and cheers from staff and his family as Steve Honeyball was discharged from hospital after 97 days recovering from Covid-19. Steve was admitted to hospital in mid-March and spent 53 days in critical care. bit.ly/37Wtwzi
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Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ in almost all of the services inspected in March 2018 - they noted the marked improvement in the quality of care, and concluded we no longer need to be in special measures for quality bit.ly/2JulCU2
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Our Medical Director Dr David Walker appeals to the residents of #EastSussex, in particular those in Hastings and Rother to please follow the #Tier4 guidelines closely and use NHS services wisely including using #NHS111First as a first point of call for non-critical care
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Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last 10 weeks and thank you to all the other key workers in #EastSussex.
#clapforcarers #clapforkeyworkers #ClapForTheNHS #Thankyou #staysafe #ConquestHospital, #EastbourneDGH #BexhillHospital #RyeHospital #CaptainTomMoore
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New Covid testing machines which have the potential to undertake around 500 nose and throat swabs tests a day, have become operational @ESHTNHS and will significantly increase Covid testing capacity and speed up turnaround time for patient test results bit.ly/38J1hWK
ALT Pathology staff working with the new Covid testing machines
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We are pleased to announce that
Tara Argent has been appointed as our new Chief Operating Officer, taking over from Joe Chadwick-Bell who will become Chief Executive at the end of September. Tara will start in her new position in January 2021 bit.ly/3aKEmK4
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Earlier today members of staff together with patients paused to observe a minute’s silence to remember and pay tribute to the health, care and other key workers who have lost their lives due to Covid-19 #NeverForgotten
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Steve Honeyball leaves CCU after 53 days to applauds from hospital staff and his family to continue his recovery from Covid-19. His spell in CCU was the longest of any patient in the Trust recovering from Covid-19.
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A Spitfire to thank NHS staff will be flying over Hastings, Bexhill and Eastbourne today:
11.55am – #ConquestHospital
12pm – #BexhillHospital
12.05pm – #EastbourneDGH
*Timings are estimates and subject to slight changes during flight #nhsspitfire #NHSheroes
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A huge #ThankYou to all our #OurMarvellousTeams who have worked so hard over the last few months. The commitment shown to our patients and each other has been truly inspiring #ProudtobeESHT
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Monica Green the long standing human resources director @ESHTNHS is to retire after 23 years’ working at the Trust, during which time she has worked with nine Chief Executives and has a total of 33 years service in the NHS bit.ly/3m6zROk
ALT Monica Green, Director of Human Resources
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Happy 100th birthday to @captaintommoore from everyone at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - we hope you have a wonderful day #ThankYouNHS
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Our Medical Director, Dr David Walker is urging people to follow government advice on social distancing to help the local NHS. We are doing all we can to prepare, however all our planning depends on slowing the spread of the virus bit.ly/2U7SmXO
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Our CQC results represent another significant milestone for the Trust, however we will not rest on our laurels; we have more to do as we pursue our ambition of becoming ‘Outstanding and Always Improving’ #ProudtobeESHT #OurMarvellousTeams
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We are proud of our team of physician associates and the critical work they do to support our doctors and nurses and provide continuity of care to patients. A Physician Associate is a generalist healthcare specialist trained to a medical model. Learn more: healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore…
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Thank you to our colleagues @EastSussexFRS for your amazing show of support last night, and to our emergency services colleagues, carers and keyworkers and to everyone in East Sussex who #ClapForCarers - it is getting louder and we can hear it and we really do appreciate it
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A ray of sunshine from the children at St. Andrew's Infant School in Eastbourne. Lovely for staff @ESHTNHS to have the support of the local community at this challenging time.
ALT Thank you cards from St. Andrew's Infant School
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A bereavement suite for parents who have suffered any kind of baby loss such as miscarriage or stillborn birth has opened at #ConquestHospital. The new ‘Snowdrop Suite’ provides bereaved parents with a little oasis of peace and calm @SandsUK bit.ly/3b03FZR
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Congratulations to the Supportive and Palliative Care Team for who have won the Team of the Year #TrustAwards – kindly sponsored @BigHandEMEA #NHS70 @SEWB_ESHT #OurMarvellousTeams
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Thank you for your support #EastSussex - it means a great deal to us all @ESHTNHS #thankyou #clapforcarers #clapforkeyworkers
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A newly refurbished 26 bedded medical ward, which will give additional capacity to the hospital has opened at #EastbourneDGH after a complete refit, to improve the caring environment bit.ly/2MtBIAf
ALT Members of Staff preparing the refurbished ward for opening
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Twin Ward Sisters, Carole Heather and Lynda Heather who have been nursing for almost 42 years, have retired on the same day, finishing working on the same wards at #EastbourneDGH they started their nursing careers bit.ly/2zfhALI
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Members of staff at #ConquestHospital raised funds to place a bench overlooking the Lagoon, as a lasting tribute to the hardworking NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic bit.ly/2AT7TUi
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Welcome to our new Chief Executive, Joe Chadwick-Bell.
Joe said: “It is an honour and privilege to take on the role of Chief Executive at a Trust where I started my career”
Watch Joe’s full video here: piped.video/dDuuu92XNqo
@ESHT_CEO #OurMarvellousTeams #ProudtobeESHT
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A ceremony has taken place at #ConquestHospital with the turning of the first turf to mark the start of building work for a new purpose built nursery for children of parents who work for ESHT or the NHS
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Thank you to our colleagues at @sussex_police @Hastings_police @EastbournePol for your amazing show of support last night, and to everyone in East Sussex who clapping for the NHS - it really is appreciated #ThankYou
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"Amy has the ability to make us all feel valued and appreciated no matter how much pressure she is under."
A huge well done to Amy Collis, Head of Nursing, for winning this month's 'Hero of the Month' award! Read the full story: bit.ly/3JeB8OA
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There were scenes of joy at #ConquestHospital when Uma Pradhan, a member of the ESHT nursing team, was discharged after spending 30 days being treated for Covid-19 bit.ly/2KHuXH3
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Huge congratulations to the urgent community response team who have “embraced the addition of the Virtual Ward to their workload, supporting patients to be cared for in the comfort of their own home.” Deserved winners of the Team of the Year award. #TrustAwards #ESHTPeople
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Congratulations to the Special Care Baby Unit #ConquestHospital which has become the first Level 1 unit in the country to achieve Gold Accreditation in The Bliss Baby Charter @Blisscharity bit.ly/3yVBVlJ
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Day 1 - Bexhill Irvine Unit won the Chairman’s Award for the way they responded to Covid, maintaining consistently high standards of care - thank you to all of #OurMarvellousTeams #KeepSussexSafe
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Although serious side effects are very rare, you should seek medical advice urgently if you experience a new, severe headache which is not helped by painkillers or is getting worse after vaccination. Call NHS 111 to get the help you need. nhs.uk/conditions/coronaviru… #MyJab
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Frontline health and care staff @ESHTNHS, local care home workers, and staff from other local NHS organisations have started to receive their first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech #COVID19vaccine at both #ConquestHospital and #EastbourneDGH bit.ly/38gPPl6
ALT Members of the first Covid-19 Vaccination team
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The Critical Care team at #ConquestHospital have created a remembrance garden
to honour the memory of those who fought and died in WW1 and the nurses who cared for them. Children made poppies and painted pictures and there are poems and photographs about nurses in #WW1
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Welcome to our new trainee doctors who joined @ESHTNHS this week. We look forward to 150+ doctors continuing their medical education as part of #OurMarvellousTeams
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Medical Director @ESHTNHS Dr David Walker is urging local people to continue working together to keep Covid infection rates low, test regularly with lateral flow tests, or a PCR test if you have symptoms, and get both doses of the Covid vaccine #KeepSussexSafe
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Our @esht_pharmacy team observed today's one minute's silence to remember the health, care and other key workers who have lost their lives due to Covid-19 with a special thought to their friend and colleague Pooja Sharma who sadly passed away in March #NeverForgotten
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Planning permission has been granted for a new purpose built nursery for children of @ESHTNHS and NHS staff at #ConquestHospital to replace the existing temporary nursery building, and is anticipated to open in early autumn bit.ly/3r2bMdY
ALT Artist impression of the purpose built nursery at Conquest Hospital
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We are observing a minute’s silence at 11.00am today to remember the health, care and other key workers who have died from Covid-19. You are invited to join us in paying tribute to the friends, colleagues and loved ones we have sadly lost #NeverForgotten
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Last week we were really pleased to welcome Professor Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer for England, to Eastbourne District General Hospital to talk about our care for older patients and our new virtual wards.
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Thank you to all @ESHTNHS staff who worked so hard and so diligently to deal with the gas cloud incident over the bank holiday weekend.
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Tania Winchester, who works as a Matron’s Assistant in the Emergency Department #ConquestHospital, has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award.
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NHS 72nd Anniversary a look back in time #NHSBirthday #ThankYouTogether
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Teresa Crofts, who has been volunteering at #EastbourneDGH for almost 16 years and who previously worked at the Trust, has turned 90.
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Take a look at our video where Dr David Walker, Medical Director @ESHTNHS thanks the population of East Sussex for their continued efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and highlights key actions to continue to help keep us all safe #HandsFaceSpace
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Our Emergency Department (ED) team @ed_esht at #EastbourneDGH raised over £5000 for @stwilfridstweet and @macmillancancer at a Park Run last Saturday in support of 3 of their ED colleagues recently diagnosed with cancer bit.ly/2jvDtyk
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On Monday ITV's Good Morning Britain interviewed Ruth Andrews a Covid survivor and linked live to our fantastic staff that helped her - we would like to send our best wishes to Ruth and thank @GMB @piersmorgan @susannareid100 for a lovely interview and for all of your support
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Welcome to the #TrustAwards 2023 here at the De La Warr Pavilion @dlwp in Bexhill! We’ll be posting throughout the night so keep an eye on our feed and help us celebrate the brilliant work of our #ESHTPeople.
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A portrait of Staff Nurse Tasha Rainsley has been unveiled outside the critical care unit at #EastbourneDGH. Tasha’s portrait was painted by local artist Ian Goldsmith as part of a national celebration of NHS Heroes.
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Today the staff @ESHTNHS have taken the time to reflect one year on from the start of the first lockdown, as part of the #nationaldayofreflection.
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At @ESHTNHS we have been encouraging all of #OurMarvellousTeams to have the Covid vaccination, to help protect themselves, their families, their colleagues, our patients and to protect our communities #CovidVaccine
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We are here if you need us - that's our message to the people of East Sussex - we know that many of you are worried about putting extra pressure on the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak, but if you are seriously unwell, we still want to see you bit.ly/3cv210D
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Thank you to the League of Friends of the Bexhill Hospital for their kind donation of 10 Stryker chairs to replace some old patient wheelchairs at #BexhillHospital
ALT Staff with the new Stryker chairs donated by the League of Friends of the Bexhill Hospital
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Patients in East Sussex are receiving routine care during the COVID-19 outbreak - our uniformed district nurses and community staff take all necessary precautions to keep everyone safe. Please help our staff carry out their roles by being kind if you see them in your community
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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has arrived for her visit to Conquest Hospital to open the new MRI suite
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On #InternationalNursesDay2019 we say thank you to our 1,912 nurses and midwives caring for local people in our hospitals and the community throughout East Sussex #IND2019 #NursesDay2019
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Our Emergency Department team at #EastbourneDGH have been thanked by a grateful patient who make them a spectacular cake #ThankYou
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Congrats to Beata, one of our wonderful housekeepers, for winning our Hero of the Month award! Beata demonstrates the Trust values in everything she does, greeting patients and the public with a smile and a helping hand. Well done, Beata!
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In our latest CQC inspection report #ConquestHospital and Community Services were both rated ‘Outstanding’ overall with #EastbourneDGH rated ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for End of Life Care bit.ly/2I1uoq4
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A Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog Bella and owner Barry Coase, who provide a service to patients at @EastbourneDGH, have won the ‘Inspiration’ award at the More Radio Eastbourne Awards 2017
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Chief Executive @DrAdrianBull
officially opened the @ESHTNHS Improvement Hub today, a space where members of staff can access guidance and support to help them implement quality and service improvements @ESHT_SIP
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Our Chief Executive Dr Adrian Bull has announced he is to retire in September 2020 after four years in charge. Dr Bull has overseen significant improvement and progress at the Trust and will be missed #OurMarvellousTeams @DrAdrianBull bit.ly/2UGnQVA
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Members of Staff @ESHTNHS are mourning the death of Michael Winchester a Housekeeping Supervisor and ‘popular, well respected and kind’ colleague who sadly passed away after being diagnosed with Covid-19 bit.ly/3rCiOGI
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Eight young people with a learning difficulty or disability have recently graduated from @ProjectSearchEB a supported internship programme designed to give young people skills to gain competitive paid employment.
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Well done to our A&E teams who have been praised by SoS for Health for the most improved performance in the country bit.ly/2gvhHGF
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A huge well done to Mark Standen, Associate Director of Nursing, who has won our ‘Hero of the Month’ award. Mark supported the clinical delivery of the new COVID Medicine Delivery Unit. Read the full story: esht.nhs.uk/2022/04/27/assoc…
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A big shout out to our Outpatient team at #EastbourneDGH who are helping to spread the message about how important #HandHygiene is in preventing the spread of infections like sepsis. bit.ly/2w7Db6S
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We’ve opened vaccination hubs in the Education Centre at #ConquestHospital and in the Physiotherapy Gym at #EastbourneDGH offering the COVID-19 booster jab to people who have booked via the National Booking Service – to book yours Visit: bit.ly/2ZcTV8F
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Our newly expanded £900k 'Same Day Emergency Care Unit' at #ConquestHospital, which provides same day emergency care for patients who don’t require an overnight stay in hospital, has opened to patients bit.ly/2veht0V
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Stay home this bank holiday weekend - don't put your friends and family in danger - help protect the NHS #StayHomeSaveLives
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The Trust has employed the first Clinical Psychologist working in Critical Care for the South of England providing psychological care for patients on the Unit and after their stay.
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Come and support our #EastbourneDGH A&E teams at their Shinewater Park Run event on Saturday 11th November at 9.00am
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Congratulations to Patsy Wapshott a Critical Care Technician at #ConquestHospital who has received a Special Recognition Award for her actions when she discovered a collapsed and unresponsive work colleague, Patsy’s actions saved her colleagues life, who is now recovering
ALT Dr David Walker presenting Patsy with her award
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‘Medical oxygen’ capacity has been doubled at #ConquestHospital and #EastbourneDGH, to help with our Covid-19 response, and for use in a other vital treatment for respiratory illness and disease.
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Thank you to all of our #NHSheroes and Carers for all that you do to care for us - and thank you to the people of East Sussex for all of your support #NHSThankyou #ClapForTheNHS #ClapForOurCarers #ThankYou
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We are celebrating the amazing work of our Allied Health Professional colleagues on AHPs Day and send our thanks to you and all our other AHP colleagues across Sussex #AHPsDay
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Message of thanks from Vikki Carruth, Director of Nursing at @ESHTNHS #NHSBirthday #ThankYouTogether
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Two members of staff at ESHT, Debbie Soave and Penny Kaye, have been awarded with a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), in the New Year’s Honours List.
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Good luck to our very own Anita Smith - Speech and Language Therapist who has been shortlisted for the Clinical Leader of the Year award at the #HSJAwards - the winner will be announced at the award ceremony in London on Wednesday @Smith8Anita #GoodLuck
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Day 7 - This year our Pathology teams have undertaken over 8.5 million tests in our two laboratories to support patient diagnoses - thank you to all of #OurMarvellousTeams #KeepSussexSafe
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