Sussex mega-trust foments fears of cuts

A large swathe of Sussex is to see its NHS hospital trusts merge into one mega-trust with a turnover of more than £1 billion a year.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust (BSUH) with around 8,000 staff and an annual income of almost £600 million a year, will merge with Western Sussex Hospitals with more than 7,000 staff and an annual income of almost £500 million.

Full story in The Lowdown, 21 July 2020