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

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

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