Delivering excellence in medical education through quality and innovation

Worthing Health Education Centre

About WHEC

Worthing Health Education Centre (WHEC) is a purpose built educational facility located on the lower ground floor of Worthing Hospital.

Delivering excellence in medical education through quality and innovation

The Centre

The Centre provides an excellent range of conference and seminar facilities. There are two seminar/tutorial rooms, two lecture theatres, and a hall that can be used as a teaching room or a function room for events. All rooms are well equipped with audio-visual facilities.

The foyer is an excellent reception point prior to the start of a meeting and is an ideal place for larger groups to register.

It is also ideal for displaying exhibition stands or for refreshment breaks during meetings.

Latest News

Latest news and events

Genitourinary Medicine Taster Day 2022

If you are interested in attending this taster day for Genitourinary Medicine, please sign up at the following link:

https://lasepgmdeevents.hee.nhs.uk/events/regional-training-days/0500dedb-b932-4a2c-9cdc-4c4a941857f3

Currently, this event is going to be held virtually however they are awaiting confirmation if it can possibly be face-to-face. 

For queries relating to signing up, feedback forms,

Mr Sam Bhima

Mr Bhima, after whom the Bhima Room in Worthing Health Education Centre (WHEC) is named, was a well renowned Obstetrics & Gynaecological (O&G) Consultant at Worthing Hospital.

Mr Bhima taught many O&G medical students in our postgraduate medical education centre (now WHEC) at Worthing Hospital, until his retirement at the age of 89!

Landmark Sussex Hospitals Merger

Our parent Trust is now University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust since the merger of Western Sussex Hospitals and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trusts, for more info please read the press release : Landmark Sussex hospitals merger goes live today – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (uhsussex.nhs.uk)

The PGME departments are currently still operating as they were with this site hosting information pertaining to St Richard’s,

We’re OUTSTANDING in all areas

Western Sussex Hospitals is the first non-specialist acute trust in the country to be rated ‘Outstanding’ in all the key inspection areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), improving upon the trust’s first ‘Outstanding’ rating from four years ago.

The government’s health watchdog awarded the highest possible rating for services at Worthing Hospital,