Changes are also being made to the way services are provided on the Friston Children's Unit at Eastbourne DGH.

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Liz Walke, from Save the DGH campaign, said the length of time it took to travel between Hastings and Eastbourne was a crucial factor.

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Lib Dem MP for Eastbourne, Stephen Lloyd, said Save the DGH had worked closely with campaigners in the Hands Off The Conquest group to try to keep core services at both hospitals.

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Eastbourne has the largest population in East Sussex and he says that "cardiologists at the Conquest in Hastings agree with their colleagues at DGH that emergency interventions for heart attacks must be dual sighted".

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He says there are more cardiologists at DGH.

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