The Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead is considering a merger with two other NHS Trusts to help secure its future. 

It is looking at a merger with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, and Western Sussex Hospitals.  The move could see a new single hospital Trust. 

The Queen Victoria is a specialist NHS hospital providing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation centres for people who have been injured or disfigured through accidents or disease.   It also runs a Sleep Disorder Centre, and is the Kent and Sussex surgical centre for head and neck cancer. 

There are several reasons for the proposed merger including quicker access to a wider range of clinical services if needed.  Being part of a larger organisation could also help with long term financial stability and with staffing pressures.