[4] In July 2020 it announced plans to merge with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

[6] In 2016 Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHFT) was rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

[7] At the time it was one of only three acute trusts in the country to receive the health watchdog’s highest rating by the Care Quality Commission.

[11] She adopted the Japanese Kaizen continuous improvement system and went on to manage the merged University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

[12] In 2019 Marianne Griffiths was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire [13] In 2019 Western Sussex Hospitals was the first non-specialist acute trust in the country to be rated ‘Outstanding’[14] in all the six key inspection areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).