Trust News

Last week, to coincide with World Mental Health Day, over 40 experts from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) came together every day to plan how services can improve now and in the future. Read this joint blog in which SASH chief exe

Local patients can now access quicker and less invasive tests for prostate cancer thanks to a new procedure launched by the urology department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH). Over 360 people have a prostate biopsy every year at the Trust, at both Crawley and East Surrey Hospitals. Until n

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) has introduced new technology that automatically measures and record patients’ vital signs at the push of a button, helping doctors and nurses to spot potential issues and begin treatment faster. On World Patient Safety Day (17 September), SASH is committing to

A new exhibition of illustrations has been installed at East Surrey Hospital to raise awareness of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Many people think that Parkinson’s, an incurable degenerative condition, is just tremor and slowness of movement, but there are more than 40 possible symptoms. Many sympto

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