Norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is one of the most common gastric infections, particularly during the winter time and will affect people across the country. We ask all visitors to the hospital to help us by not visiting if they have had diarrhoea or vomiting symptoms i

East Surrey Hospital’s Chief Executive Michael Wilson is the latest member of staff to get his flu vaccination and he is urging all the hospital staff to do the same. More than 1,400 people at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, have had the flu jab so f

Tackling and controlling the spread of Norovirus through the winter months was the aim of a workshop held at East Surrey Hospital this week (25 Sept). Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, invited community health partners to join them as they undertake a

Children from the hospital’s Sunshine Day Nursery scrubbed-up to spread the word – not the germs – when it comes to washing your hands properly. The children took part in a film made by East Surrey Hospital to show staff and visitors it’s as easy as 1-2-3 to wash your hands properly t

Surrey and Sussex residents who have had vomiting and diarrhoea should not visit friends or relatives in hospital until 48 hours after their symptoms have stopped – that’s the message from the Chief Nurse of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Vomiting and diarrhoea are symptoms o