Rallying cry for hospital support

The Nurse Sunshine logo was designed by local artist Mike Payne

A protest over possible hospital cuts in West Sussex is set to become more visually prominent with posters and T-shirts featuring a new campaign logo.

Members of Keep Worthing and Southlands Hospitals (Kwash) previously held a march and demonstration in August.

They are concerned a healthcare review in the county could lead to a reduction in services at the hospitals.

A consultation under the banner of Creating an NHS Fit for the Future is due to be held later this year.

Health bodies in West Sussex have been working on money-saving proposals for moving some care away from hospitals and into "community settings, closer to people's homes".

Any changes could also affect St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, the Princess Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath, Crawley Hospital and Brighton General Hospital.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Worthing in August

The Kwash campaign has been led by Conservative MPs Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) and Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham).

Their new logo features a character called Nurse Sunshine saying: "Hands off our hospitals."

The MPs wrote to Candy Morris, chief executive of NHS South East Coast, to highlight their concerns over possible hospital cuts.

"We believe the NHS has been very open about the challenges it faces in Surrey and Sussex," she told them.

"None of the work currently undertaken predetermines the outcome of the formal consultation process that is to be undertaken this autumn."

Ms Morris said the public consultation period was likely to run from November to February, with the new West Sussex Primary Care Trust then making the final decisions.