The very first mum to have a baby at East Surrey Hospital almost 22 years ago came back to perform the ribbon cutting honours at the opening of the hospital’s new Birthing Unit. Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, launched the search for their first mum

The Trust now has access to a database (MaPPs) of patient friendly information about medicines that will make it easier for patients to understand their medication. The handy summaries make information much clearer and simpler for patients, ensuring they leave our care confident about

Other good news in Radiology is that a new state-of-the-art 4-slice CT scanner became operational this month following all its tests and calibration. The new scanner replaces an 11 year old scanner. The Trust has three scanners in total and, on average, we perform CT scans on 75 patie

Patients and colleagues outside of the radiology department are experiencing far fewer problems and delays following the implementation of the system. Issues such as GPs being inundated with messages in their inboxes are currently being addressed and we plan to have this rectified in

The Valuing People Bus Tour visited East Surrey Hospital on Wednesday 21st August between 1.30pm – 3.30pm, to raise awareness with the public and also the staff within the hospital. The point of the bus tour is to go out to the community to inform people in the Surrey area about peopl

Our staff awards are about acknowledging and celebrating an individual or team’s exceptional contribution to the Trust’s on-going success. One of the ways you can help reward their hard work and dedication is to nominate them for our annual Staff Awards. Patients, staff an

Smiles and laughter on the children’s ward at East Surrey Hospital this week when  the Starlight Children’s Foundation took to the stage to perform Sleeping Beauty for the youngsters. The summer tour brought a dose of sunshine to Outwood ward as the children followed the adventures of