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Welcome to
Friends of Eastbourne Hospital

Supporting the patients, staff and visitors at the Eastbourne DGH by
fundraising for additional equipment, amenities and services.

What we do How can I help?Donate

Welcome to
Friends of Eastbourne Hospital

Supporting the patients, staff and visitors at the Eastbourne DGH by
fundraising for additional equipment, amenities and services.

What we do How can I help?Donate

Join us at one our upcoming events

Jan 01 - Dec 31 2025
2025 Events, Coming Soon
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Jan 01 - Dec 31 2025
2025 Events, Coming Soon
Event Info
Jan 01 - Dec 31 2025
2025 Events, Coming Soon
Event Info

How we help the Hospital

From a simple microwave for a ward whose staff want to heat up home-made food on their lunch break to a million-pound investment in a surgical robot to keep the DGH at the forefront of prostate cancer treatment, the Friends will consider and consequently fundraise for any equipment, amenity or service that the hospital, its staff and consequently its patients, need.

EQUIPMENT, AMENITIES &
SERVICES

As well as fundraising for one major project each year, the Friends provide funds in response to bids for equipment, amenities and services for patients, staff and visitors.

The Friends of Eastbourne Hospital have agreed a donation of £1 million to the new Sussex Surgical Centre and Endoscopy Development at the DGH. In order to complete this, our Major Project for 2025 is to fundraise for the final £250k.

Every year for over two decades we have agreed a special project for that year, and have reached every fundraising target, even during the challenging years of the pandemic.

Read our latest edition

We produce Hospitality magazine four times a year, filling it with news from the Friends, details of upcoming events and fundraisers, and interesting articles related to the community and the hospital, its staff or volunteers. Printed copies are available at various outlets in the hospital; members of the Friends receive their copy in the post; and the current issue, along with all archived issues, is available online here.

Our latest blog posts

Discussing volunteering with Seahaven FM

Our fabulous Office Manager Sue Duffell and long-standing, invaluable volunteer Gill Conlon took to the airwaves of Seahaven FM to be interviewed on the show Community People. They talked all about the Friends and the importance of volunteers, as well as choosing the music! Put the kettle on, sit back and enjoy the show!

A memorable Race Night raises £1,150

Thanks to a remarkable turnout and everyone bringing so much excitement and energy, the Friends’ first ever Race Night, held at Eastbourne Borough Football Club on Friday May 12, galloped its way to a glorious fundraising total of over £1,150. Comprising eight exciting horse races, all shown on screen to the crowd, and all […]

Art Competition – Hospital Superheroes

Inviting all local schools (and individuals!) to give this a go, the Friends of Eastbourne Hospital are running their 2024 Art Competition with the theme of Hospital Superheroes. The entries are divided into two age categories:1. Children in Reception, Years 1 and 22. Children in Years 3-6 With the theme of ‘Hospital Superheroes’, the winning […]

£400k target reached for 2023 Major Project

After a year of fundraising and enormous support from members and the community as a whole, the Friends were proud to announce that they had completed their 2023 Major Project, to provide £400k of equipment to the new cardiac catheter labs at the DGH. An opening ceremony was held to celebrate the installation of the […]

Bronchoscope donation to aid faster diagnosis of lung cancers

We visited a very happy Respiratory Medicine team who were so pleased to show us the bronchoscope we had purchased for the department following their successful bid to the Friends. Additional equipment was considered essential in order to increase the number of diagnostic procedures which consultants could perform for patients on the lung cancer pathway. […]

The Friends donate £10k towards Staff Restaurant and Coffee Shop

The Friends of Eastbourne Hospital received a lovely invitation from the Building for our Future Team to visit the Staff Restaurant and Coffee Shop as a thank you for the funding the Friends had provided towards the areas’ refurbishment. Following a successful bid from the Building for our Future team, the Friends contributed £10,000 to […]

Equipping the OT Assessment Kitchen

The excitement with which the Occupational Therapy team talk about their new assessment kitchen, and the patient assessment items which the Friends have funded within it, is incredibly infectious. The Friends of Eastbourne Hospital, who donated £4,500 towards improvements and equipment in response to a bid from the OT Department, were invited to see what […]

The Friends meet 2022 Fundraising Target

In 2021 it was announced that the Friends Major Project for the following year would be to raise £500k towards a replacement Da Vinci Robot for the Urology department at the DGH. The previous Robot, purchased by the Friends in 2015, had revolutionised the treatment of so many patients but, after daily use for seven […]

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Legacies
A gift in your Will

Leaving a legacy helps us to support the medical teams who help patients, their families and friends in more ways than you may imagine. A legacy is an amazing way for your generosity and kindness to last beyond your own lifetime.

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