SASH Blog

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) is reminding people to think twice before going to A&E over the Easter holiday period. Dr Ben Mearns, chief of medicine at SASH, which runs East Surrey Hospital, said: “If you become ill over the Easter holiday there are many NHS servi

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) is calling on local nurses who have left the NHS in recent years to join its staff bank to continue the fight against coronavirus. Jane Dickson, chief of nursing and midwifery at SASH, said: “In the Spring we were so fortunate that a numbe

Patient-facing staff at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and care home workers have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the programme launched at East Surrey Hospital. The first vaccines were given on Monday 4 January 2020, with 975 doses of the Pfizer / BioNTec

Local people in Surrey and Sussex have helped to support patients living with dementia watch live music via tablet devices while they’re in hospital. Thanks to generous donations to SASH Charity, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has piloted an adapted programme from Wishing Well

Well done and thank you to our Crawley Day Surgery Unit (CDSU) team who last week moved back to Crawley Hospital after being redeployed to East Surrey Hospital in March this year to help with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) effort. At the beginning of the first wave of the pandemic, the CD

In recognition of hidden disabilities, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) are now part of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme; an initiative which provides a subtle, visual indication that somebody has a hidden disability and may require some extra, help, time or assis

Well done to our our conversational English class who received certificates of achievement today at a socially distanced graduation ceremony. Gillian Francis-Musanu, director of Corporate affairs, chair of the BAME staff network hosted the ceremony and Chief executive Michael Wilson C

You could win a signed 2020 England Rugby shirt, personally donated by Anthony Watson and signed by members of the England Six Nations Team 2020 by entering a special prize draw to raise money for SASH Charity. All monies raised will help services go further for patients and families

It has been reported that people claiming to be NHS workers have been knocking on doors in Smallfield.  This has been reported to the local police.  The advice from the police is: Please be vigilant – do not let anyone in if unsure, or share any personal information. Patients sh

It is extremely disappointing that incorrect and misleading claims were made about East Surrey Hospital in The Sunday Times today, and that they did not reflect the facts that we provided to them in advance of publication. Dr Ed Cetti, Medical Director, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NH