Tory leader: Gloves are off in hospital 'fight'

Mr Cameron said: "Today I'm launching a campaign to save our district general hospitals which are under threat from our Government.

"We've identified 29 hospitals around the country that are being threatened by cutbacks to A&E and maternity services."

These include Worthing and Southlands, St Richard's in Chichester and the Princess Royal in Haywards Heath.

During his visit, Mr Cameron took a brief tour of Worthing Hospital, including Bramber and Courtlands wards and the cardiac catheter lab.

Mr Cameron said: "The district general hospital to me is the heart of the NHS."

For the full story and more photos, see the West Sussex Gazette's August 22 edition.