The NHS locally, adult social care and public health. Most of this goes through the county's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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Hospital waiting times
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust runs the Conquest Hospital in Hastings and Eastbourne District General Hospital. NHS England publishes most figures for the trust as a whole; where it gives the Conquest its own figure, that is shown too. Figures are NHS England's, under the Open Government Licence.
A&E: four-hour waits, September 2026
74.1%of A&E attendances at the trust were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours (all departments)
66.7%at its major A&E departments (type 1)
16,117A&E attendances in the month
215patients waited over 12 hours from the decision to admit to admission
NHS England: “The operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of their arrival at an A&E department.” (statistical commentary)
At the Conquest Hospital in September 2026, 64.3% of type 1 and 2 A&E attendances were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours (about 5,910 attendances), and 11.2% spent over 12 hours in the department. These come from NHS England's supplementary ECDS analysis, marked provisional, with counts rounded to the nearest 5 (the file).
Waiting to start planned treatment, end of August 2026
55,366waits for consultant-led treatment at the trust (pathways, not people)
69.0%had been waiting up to 18 weeks
338had been waiting more than 52 weeks
NHS England: “The NHS Constitution standard sets out that at least 92% of patients on incomplete pathways should have been waiting no more than 18 weeks from referral.” “NHS England introduced a zero tolerance of any referral to treatment waits of more than 52 weeks in 2013/14.” (RTT statistics guidance)
By treatment function, as NHS England lists them (largest first)
Treatment function
Waiting
Up to 18 weeks
Over 52 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Service
10,192
78.0%
78
Ear Nose and Throat Service
5,260
60.6%
0
Gynaecology Service
5,190
54.9%
115
General Surgery Service
4,708
73.0%
26
Urology Service
4,522
54.6%
76
Cardiology Service
4,179
64.9%
13
Other - Medical Services
3,887
64.7%
7
Ophthalmology Service
3,706
79.7%
1
Gastroenterology Service
3,035
79.3%
2
Respiratory Medicine Service
2,386
65.3%
4
Neurology Service
1,925
74.9%
0
Oral Surgery Service
1,825
51.0%
3
Other - Surgical Services
1,780
79.2%
13
Dermatology Service
1,011
94.5%
0
Rheumatology Service
675
89.2%
0
Other - Other Services
624
79.3%
0
Other - Paediatric Services
300
67.7%
0
Elderly Medicine Service
144
97.2%
0
General Internal Medicine Service
17
94.1%
0
Per cent waiting up to 18 weeks, end of each month
Aug 25
63.5%
Sep 25
64.6%
Oct 25
64.2%
Nov 25
64.2%
Dec 25
65.2%
Jan 26
63.3%
Feb 26
63.8%
Mar 26
66.4%
Apr 26
66.5%
May 26
67.9%
Jun 26
68.6%
Jul 26
69.0%
Aug 26
69.0%
Source: NHS England, referral to treatment waiting times (full CSV extract, incomplete pathways). Pathways with no English commissioner are left out, as in NHS England's provider table. Most of these waits (99.2%) are commissioned by NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board (S9B9J); until March 2026 it was NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (QNX). Read 12 October 2026.
Care homes and health services
Care homes and health services: 123 locations registered with the Care Quality Commission at a Hastings address, 61 of them care homes, each with its latest rating as CQC states it.
Who holds this brief
The cabinet posts whose own titles name “Health”, “Adult Social Care”, “social care”.
Leader of the Council and Housing, Health, Active Communities and LGR Portfolio Holder
Hastings Borough Council · Glenn Haffenden (Green Party) · the post's title names “Health”
Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
East Sussex County Council · Mark Estcourt (Reform UK) · the post's title names “Adult Social Care”
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Committee report · agenda item 6 · Charity Committee · Mon 21 Sep 2026 · matched “Hospital” in the document text
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Contract notices on this subject
The same keyword rule, matched against what public bodies are buying. 0 are still open to bid. Awarded isn't the same as spent, and each notice's own page explains how to respond.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust → ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED delivered in Conquest ward · 33696200 Blood-testing reagents · matched “hospital” in the notice text
East Sussex County Council → Newhaven and Seaford Taxis county-wide buyersuitable for small firms (SME) · 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport) · matched “Mental Health” in the notice text