The sign for Lewisham Hospital, whose A&amp;E department is to be downgraded and reduced in size as part of cost-cutting measures, on January 31, 2013 in London, England. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today announced the cuts to Lewisham's Accident and Emergency and Maternity units in a bid to reduce debts of 150 million GBP held by the neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust. Over 15,000 people had attended a protest march against the cuts on January 26, 2013.