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Staff at East Surrey Hospital say huge thank you to local group of volunteer sewers, who made nearly 500 sets of scrubs to help bolster uniform supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. While SASH staff had sufficient supplies of uniforms, additional sets were needed for staff who would not normally wear s

Patients treated at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) are among the highest contributors to research studies into coronavirus in the country. Clinicians at SASH have been working with patients to improve understanding of changes in treatment for appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and can

A new state-of-the-art neonatal unit is now fully operational at East Surrey Hospital thanks to a major £8.5m+ expansion by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The revamp includes increasing the number of cots by 25% and doubling the unit’s intensive care / high dependency capacity. The space around th

To watch the Annual General Meeting, please click here.   Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday 30 July 2020 from 4.30–6pm via an online live stream. The event will be an opportunity for staff and members of the public to find out more abo

The intensive care unit (ICU) team at East Surrey Hospital have been given special praise for saving the life of a local doctor who has recovered from coronavirus. In late March, Dr Zack Fang started to experience symptoms which resulted in him needing hospital treatment. He described feeling weak and powe

Hundreds of local people have been able to continue having hospital appointments thanks to a significant increase in video consultations at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH). All hospitals in the NHS had to postpone many face-to-face appointments during the coronavirus outbreak, so doctors, nur

A father who spent over fifty days in intensive care with COVID-19 has praised his care and urged local people to continue to follow national guidance to prevent the spread of the virus. Stephen King returned home last week in time to spend Father’s Day with his wife and two sons after being cared for at E

A local police officer from Merstham has given up his time to help East Surrey Hospital staff get the right protection against coronavirus. Steve Norton, 48, has been a police officer for 15 years, serving in Surrey and now with the Metropolitan Police Service’s specialist search unit. He wanted to find a

We would like to say an enormous thank you to all of the people and organisations that have supported us during these challenging times. We continue to have amazing levels of support from our local residents and communities who have supported us in so many ways including crafting, baking, donating and clap