A new scanner to assess bone density has been installed at East Surrey Hospital, thanks to generous funding from the Friends’ of East Surrey Hospital. A DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorbtiometry) scan is a fast, accurate way of assessing bone density. It uses low energy X-rays to help de

We would like to involve service users to help enhance the Trust’s approach to communicating with patients and their families. You are invited to a focus group to share your experiences and feedback about the positive interactions you have had with our staff.  We are keen to hea

Two new state-of-the-art CT (computerised tomography) scanners are now fully operational at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), and can perform over 1,000 patient scans every month at East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital. The investment means there is now an additional

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) has opened a new purpose-built MRI department at East Surrey Hospital in partnership with InHealth. It boasts two state-of-the-art Siemens Sola MRI scanners as well as one of the UK’s first ceiling mounted MRI injector systems. The new sca

Michael Wilson CBE has today announced that he will retire later this year after serving 11 years as chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) and 41 years in the NHS. In his time as chief executive, SASH has been transformed from an organisation with significan

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

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

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

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