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 i

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

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 publi

Hundreds of local people have been able to continue having hospital appointments thanks to a significant increase in video consultations at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH). All hospitals in the NHS had to postpone many face-to-face appointments during the coronavirus out

A father who spent over fifty days in intensive care with COVID-19 has praised his care and urged local people to continue to follow national guidance to prevent the spread of the virus. Stephen King returned home last week in time to spend Father’s Day with his wife and two sons afte

A local police officer from Merstham has given up his time to help East Surrey Hospital staff get the right protection against coronavirus. Steve Norton, 48, has been a police officer for 15 years, serving in Surrey and now with the Metropolitan Police Service’s specialist search unit

We would like to say an enormous thank you to all of the people and organisations that have supported us during these challenging times. We continue to have amazing levels of support from our local residents and communities who have supported us in so many ways including crafting, bak

A new rest area and wellbeing packs are being provided for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) staff thanks to fundraising from the local community. From running or cycling hundreds of kilometres to performing live lockdown DJ sets, the local community has rallied to raise o

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) has successfully recruited its 100th patient for the RECOVERY Trial, a study which aims to compare several different treatments that may be beneficial for people with coronavirus (COVID-19). The study, led by the University of Oxford, is o

Eight nursing assistants from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) have qualified in preparation for taking up the exciting new role of registered nursing associate. We offer our congratulations to Molly Cox, Samuel Bull, Shelby Robinson, Katherine Boult, Sophie Bulmer, Natas