Specialist staff at East Surrey Hospital are holding the first meeting of a new support group on Wednesday September 25th for people suffering from Glaucoma. The group is an initiative set up by Fiona O’ Sullivan, Consultant Ophthalmologist in Glaucoma and Sister Ann Stribblehill, who both work at the hosp
Shovels at the ready, staff at East Surrey Hospital performed a ‘topping out’ ceremony at a new state of the art radiotherapy facility in Redhill this week. The unit will start treating people next spring and is great news for patients who currently have to travel to Guildford for treatment. Michael Wilson
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 in the local papers a
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 people with learning disabi
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 and all service users ar
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 Fairy Nuff, Giggles,
The Government’s Friends and Family Survey scores published today show that investments in clinical staff and the environment of East Surrey’s Emergency Department has made for a better experience for patients. The data from the NHS Friends and Family survey, which asks patients whether they would recomme
This week our local newspapers published a story on the fact that data obtained under a Freedom of Information request showed that more people died on a Monday in our hospital compared to other days of the week. In the articles I said that we would look into this and I now understand that this is a data gl
Will it be Charles, Elizabeth, Anne or ..Apple? Do you think you know the name of Will and Kate’s baby? Life size cardboard cut-outs of the royal couple are on display at the Belfry Shopping centre in Redhill from now until the birth, giving you the chance to ‘guess the name’ of their baby, which is due on