Trust News

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) has been named the Acute or Specialist NHS Trust of the Year in the annual Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. The judges said the Trust, which runs East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, “had a clear ambition and vision, with a compelling and authentic story of a s

Patients, visitors and staff are invited to join Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for our virtual Kaizen open day. The event is taking place on Friday 3 December 2021. Registration takes place from 10:00 – 10:05am and the event will close at 3:30pm. The objectives of the day are that all partic

Tania Pearce, a community midwife from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), has been crowned England’s Midwives’ Midwife of the Year in the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) annual awards. The prestigious award is chosen by the President of the RCM, Rebeccah Davies, following nominations from midwi

This Friday, 15 October, we are practicing how we evacuate our buildings. This means you may see a small number of our staff and people acting as patients practicing leaving our wards and departments and returning again. Please do not be concerned, this is simply a practice test as part of our emergency pr

Today is world pharmacists day and to mark the day we are sharing what some of the pharmacists at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) do to help keep patients safe, ensure everyone has access to the right medicines, and  support colleagues throughout the trust. Our current pharmacy team is made u

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) is urging people to consider their options before going to A&E during the August bank holiday weekend (28-30 August 2021). A&E is for emergencies only. Anyone who does not have a life-threatening illness or injury is asked to make an appointment with th

A committed team at East Surrey Hospital who implemented a multidisciplinary team (MDT) follow-up clinic for patients admitted to intensive care (ICU) with COVID-19 have won a Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Respiratory Collaborative Quality Improvement Project Award for their hard work and commitment to pat

A new scanner to assess bone density has been installed at East Surrey Hospital, thanks to generous funding from the Friends’ of East Surrey Hospital. A DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorbtiometry) scan is a fast, accurate way of assessing bone density. It uses low energy X-rays to help determine if you have os

Everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules. COVID restrictions will end in many settings outside of healthcare in England from Monday 19 July. However, Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospit