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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Police investigate dozens of deaths at hospital in Brighton

The Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton.
The allegedly botched operations took place at Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton. Photograph: Simon Dack News/Alamy

Police are investigating about 40 hospital deaths over allegations of medical negligence made by two consultant surgeons who lost their jobs after blowing the whistle about patient safety.

The allegedly botched operations took place at Royal Sussex County hospital (RSCH) in Brighton, part of University hospital Sussex NHS trust, when it was run by a management team hailed by Jeremy Hunt as the best in the NHS.

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