University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Our Chief Executive, George Findlay, has articulated what a great year we've had as a team. This is shown here - https://lnkd.in/ecZiiZty To summarise: 🏥 Completion of Phase 2 of the Community Diagnostic Centre at Southlands Hospital 🩺 Commencing work on the new Urgent Treatment Centre at Worthing Hospital ⚕️ Commencing work on a new Same Day Emergency Care unit at St. Richard's Hospital 🥼 Starting the extensive fit out phase for the Medical Assessment Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital 💊 Completion of a new Outpatient Pharmacy at Princess Royal Hospital. Amongst numerous others. Well done to the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Capital Development and Property team and thank you to all other Trust and external colleagues who helped make the above achievements happen. On to 2025 where we hope to achieve even more as we welcome new members to the team with several starting in January. Happy New Year all. 🥳

Exciting milestone for the REDUce 2 study! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that the REDUce 2 study, aimed at enhancing the quality of life for patients with advanced chronic liver disease, has enrolled its 148th participant! 🎉 This brings us closer to our goal of 310 participants. Led by Professor Sumita Verma, Consultant Hepatologist at UHSussex, this trial spans over 30 sites in England, Wales, and Scotland. The study investigates whether long-term abdominal drains can reduce hospital visits and improve patients' quality of life by allowing them to stay at home. Participants are assigned to either a standard drain or a long-term drain, with fortnightly home visits from research teams. All participants also receive holistic support from a palliative care team. Professor Verma hopes this trial will lead to comprehensive guidelines for managing ascites as patients approach the end of life. Patients interested in participating in the study are encouraged to contact their local consultants. This research aims to significantly improve the lives of patients and their caregivers affected by advanced chronic liver disease. 💙

It’s nearly a wrap on 2024 but before we welcome in 2025 we’re sharing our highlights of the year. Take a look at the hot off the press final issue of our patient and staff magazine for 2024 where we reflect on our month-by-month highlights of the year. From opening new services, celebrating award-winning teams and developing innovative improvements to benefit our patients, we've certainly been busy in 2024! Our magazine also features some inspiring stories from our patients that we hope you enjoy reading. You can also catch up with what our My University Hospitals Sussex charity has been up to too. We hope you enjoy this issue of our Best of UHSussex magazine. https://lnkd.in/ec5GNm7R

A year in 60 seconds! We've packed a whole year's worth of memories into one minute! Every moment has been a testament to our incredible journey together. Thank you to our amazing colleagues and volunteers for your dedication and hard work. Let’s make 2025 even more remarkable! Spot anyone you know?

Thank you to all our incredible NHS staff working over the Christmas period! From porters and pharmacists to doctors and dentists, thank you for continuing to care for our loved ones each and every day. 💙#ThankYouNHS #WeAreTheNHS

We were delighted to welcome Tom Rutland MP for East Worthing and Shoreham to Worthing Hospital this afternoon to spread festive cheer and thank our colleagues for all their hard work - and he even brought chocolates! 🍫 Worthing Hospital Director, Stephen Mardlin, greeted Tom and explained how the hospital gets busier over the festive period when other healthcare services are less available and the drive to get patients home for Christmas with their loved ones. During his visit, Tom spoke with our A&E team and learned that the department has seen over 100,000 patients since January, along with the additional pressures they face during the festive season. Tom also visited Beeding Ward, which cares for neonatal babies, and heard that six babies will be with us over Christmas. Parents can stay overnight to be close to their little ones and will receive a Christmas lunch. Additionally, Tom met our Emergency Floor team and visited Bluefin Ward for children and young people, where he spoke with parents about the care their children have received and their Christmas plans both in and out of the hospital. A big thank you to our fantastic colleagues who supported this visit and we look forward to welcoming Tom back in the new year. 💙

That’s a wrap for this year! 💻 After hosting over 30 Digital Roadshows, we've just finished our last one for 2024. Along the way, we've spoken with more than 1,000 staff members and hundreds of patients and visitors, collecting feedback and sharing details of our digitalisation journey. Chief Information Officer, Cara Williams said: “Involving our staff and patients every step of the way is not just a nice thing to have, it's essential to our success. Their insights and experiences are the backbone of our digital transformation, ensuring the solutions we implement work for everyone and put the patient first.” Thanks to the conversations we have had, we've gathered hundreds of requirements for our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, which we'll be looking to go out to tender for in early 2025. Thanks to everyone who took the time to get involved and chat with us! And a huge well done to the team for their hard work in making this happen. 💙

Thank you to all our patients and supporters who took part in our Big Conversation workshops and survey. 📋 It has been fantastic to see and hear your passion to help us make our hospitals even better. Through sharing your insights and ideas, we can make sure patient voices are at the very centre of our improvement plans. We plan to share an overview of the main listening themes in the New Year ahead of finalising the new strategy in the Spring. 💙

🎉 We're delighted to announce applications are now open for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's Digital Medicine Ambassadors 2025 programme! 🚀 Are you a doctor passionate about shaping the future of healthcare technology? Sign-up here: https://lnkd.in/gsMnnkuc The programme offers monthly remote evening sessions featuring a wide variety of presentations and direct access to clinical and non-clinical leaders within the IT team. Sessions include: 💡 NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI and AI at UH Sussex - Dr Will Hughes (GP trainee and Clinical AI fellow) 🔄 Digital transformation and our new electronic document management system - Zak Priestley (Senior Change Analyst) 💻 Our EPR programme - where are we at, where are we going? How to be involved? - Ali Perry (EPR Programme Manager) 🌐 Digital health career pathways and the role of CCIOs - Dr Ed Kingdon (CCIO and Consultant Nephrologist) 📺 Clinical content creation and social media for doctors - Dr Oscar Ferguson (GP trainee, Co-founder Oddity Health, Health Content Creator) You'll also have the chance to: - Lead a digital-themed Quality Improvement Project - Influence UHSussex's technology decisions and help shape the future working environment for doctors trust-wide - Apply for a funded place on our NHS England's Digital Clinical Safety Practitioner courses Open to all UHSussex doctors, with a focus on resident/junior doctors Ready to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation? #DigitalHealth #NHS #Healthcare #Innovation #MedTech #Doctors #HealthTech #DigitalTransformation Interested? Comment below or sign up using the link above

A huge thank you to all our health and social care partners and friends who took part in our Big Conversation workshops and survey. 📋 Your perspective on how we can work together better and provide the very best care for patients is really important to us. We plan to share an overview of the main listening themes in the New Year ahead of finalising the new strategy in the Spring.     Thank you for ensuring partner voices are at the very centre of what comes next for UHSussex. 💙