HOSPITALS in the county have confirmed they are not among those with roofs that could collapse.

Health minister and Tory MP for Lewes Maria Caulfield recently admitted there are 34 hospitals buildings in England that are unsafe.

The affected roofs contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) which has a lifespan of 30 years.

It was commonly used in building work from the 1960s until the 1980s.

The Argus asked the five NHS trusts in Sussex if their hospital buildings contain the dangerous material, but only received responses from three.

University Hospitals Sussex, which operates the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trusts both confirmed their buildings were free from RAAC.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust said a large number of its buildings are managed by NHS Property Services, which has yet to respond.

Neither East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust nor Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead responded to a request for comment.