Free tickets to the vegan food and lifestyle festival, VegfestUK, are available for BSUH staff. The festival is on 23 and 24 March at the Brighton Centre and includes talks on health and fitness, yoga, cookery demos, comedy and music, as well as activities for children. Visit www.brighton.vegfest.co.uk. To apply for tickets use the form at: https://goo.gl/forms/4L5Ea4egxEjQvWDl1

The Colleagues As Carers group at the Princess Royal Hospital, which was launched in Spring this year, is keen to let staff know that support and resources are available if they are unpaid, informal carers. “One of the main issues for us,” says Avril Harrington, Carers Wellbeing Support, Princess Royal Hospital Group Lead, “is that people who are looking after a member of their family, or a friend or neighbour, don’t see themselves as carers, so they don’t seek out advice or

The first 50 members of staff who join East Sussex Credit Union’s BSUH workplace savings scheme and save £10 a month for three consecutive months will each receive £25 - free. The cash-to-save incentive is being funded by the *England Illegal Money Lending Team with money recovered from crime, including from loan sharks. Emma Brown, Business Development Manager with East Sussex Credit Union (ESCU), a not-for-profit savings and loans co-operative, says: “We’re not a bank and w

Laura Clark (left), who previously worked at BSUH as a sexual health advisor, is offering to visit Trust teams who want to find out more about how yoga might help them relax and unwind. Laura is a qualified yoga teacher and runs a yoga class for staff on Tuesdays at Sussex House at 5.30 pm, starting on 22 January, which is a discounted price of £6 for all NHS staff “It’s great to come back here to teach yoga,” Laura says. “I know how stressful work can be in the NHS. I’ve b

When did you first take up guitar? My dad has played guitar his whole life, so there was always music and guitars around at home. He got me an acoustic when I was six but I wasn’t too interested then. It was when all my mates were playing that I got into it, and I’ve been playing now for about 13 years. What appealed to you about it? I really just liked rock music. Did someone inspire you? I like a lot of musicians but not just one player. How does it help you unwind? I w