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At least 15,000 people have marched in protest against proposals to close services at a hospital in south London.
Organisers campaigning to save Lewisham Hospital say the plans are "crazy and ill thought out".
Under proposals, its A&E will close and the maternity unit be downgraded after neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust ran up debts of ?150m.
The government said "doing nothing is not an option" and is to make a decision on 1 February.
Campaigners are angry Lewisham Hospital, which is not part of the South London Healthcare NHS Trust, is being targeted in a re-organisation of services across the area following the trusts's financial problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21196758
Organisers campaigning to save Lewisham Hospital say the plans are "crazy and ill thought out".
Under proposals, its A&E will close and the maternity unit be downgraded after neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust ran up debts of ?150m.
The government said "doing nothing is not an option" and is to make a decision on 1 February.
Campaigners are angry Lewisham Hospital, which is not part of the South London Healthcare NHS Trust, is being targeted in a re-organisation of services across the area following the trusts's financial problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21196758