Trust News

On Monday 11 November between 5-8.30pm, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will host a health and social care careers event for students aged 12 to 18, to promote the range of careers and pathways available to them. If you are a student in year nine and above come along and talk to practitioners about

East Surrey Hospital has been shortlisted for two national awards for the care of people living with dementia, following significant improvements introduced by staff. The Redhill hospital, run by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), is shortlisted for the Best Dementia Friendly Hospital and the B

SASH Charity has launched a major fund raising appeal to help East Surrey Hospital’s new neonatal unit go further for babies and families. Work is underway to build a brand new unit at the hospital in Redhill, and SASH Charity is calling on local people to help raise funds for additional state-of-the-art e

Do you have experience of living with cancer, or do you care for someone with cancer? Would you like to help improve cancer treatment and care so the people of Surrey and Sussex have a better, all-round experience? We’re looking for people of all backgrounds and abilities to join our patient and public inv

250 new staff nurses have joined Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) in the last year, with the Trust’s reliance on temporary staff at its lowest rate in years. SASH, which runs East Surrey Hospital, stepped up efforts to continue the trend by launching a new recruitment film this week. Over the

The paediatric diabetes team at East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), laid on a picnic and learning event for young patients, recently diagnosed with diabetes, and their families. Summer showers didn’t spoil the fun and the event planned to take place at Tilgate Park was held

Local children with epilepsy were treated to a summer fun day thanks to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) nurse Kirsten McHale. 80 children, parents and helpers gathered at Blacklands Farm in East Grinstead, where the youngsters enjoyed a barbeque lunch and could take part in a climbing wall, r

A new end of treatment bell installed on the children’s ward at East Surrey Hospital is helping children celebrate completing treatment for cancer. Florence, who is nine years old, became the first patient to use the bell as she celebrated the end of two years of treatment for leukaemia alongside her mothe

Dr Carys Fleming, a junior doctor at East Surrey Hospital, has won a national award for leading a welfare and mentoring scheme to support the mental health and wellbeing of doctors in training. Carys, 27, from Crawley Down is part of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Deanery. She won the Inspirational Trai