Cam-tech Security Systems Limited

Unauthorised access

For a hospital, medical centre, or care home to be safe in today's world, everyone coming into and going out of the facility has to be identified and their access controlled and restricted to certain areas. This is essential to prevent unauthorised persons from entering a facility to commit a crime or cause harm. CCTV & Access Control can pay a major part in crime prevention.

 Areas of concern

The primary concern is always to protect patients, residents, staff and visitors while reducing criminal incidences and damage to facilities in the following areas:

•  Main Entrances & Exits
•  A&E Department
• Operating theatres 
• Service corridors
• Hallways
• Labs
• Pharmacies
• Living quarters
• Equipment rooms
• Nurse stations
• Car parks & garages

Unfortunately, we are no longer immune from criminal assault. Hospitals are targets because they are open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These public access facilities have been conditioned over the years to allow scores of people from all walks of life to enter these facilities unchallenged.

Public access

The definition of "public access" means that all persons that enter a facility seeking treatment, or to visit a love-one, have the right to come and go as they please and for many facilities, this is still is the practice. This mind-set does not take into consideration there are people in our society that hold no institution sacred, and their sole reason to enter a facility is to commit a crime against a person, or the premises, or both. Unfortunately, because of the continuing criminal threat against hospitals, it's no longer possible to practice an open door policy. 

0n going

 Security is a system concept which requires on-going training, corroboration, monitoring, and swift attention to problem identification. The ultimate success of a security program will depend upon a renewed commitment by facility administration to support this most important process.  Crime continues to find its way into our hospitals at an alarming rate.

Why does this happen?

Hospitals are institutions of tradition and historically the emphasis has always been on providing open and friendly access to the public. Part of a hospital's image has been to maintain an open door policy for anyone and everyone that wished to visit a sick family member or love-one.

Targets of criminal assault

As crime continues to grow in this country, we find we are not completely safe in our businesses, or our schools, and now, even in our hospitals, medical centres or care homes. All of these places have become targets of criminal assault, and as a result, we have been forced to increase security in every facet of our public and private life to keep crime away. Most hospitals have been slow to follow suit. Even today, many hospitals still have the same open door policy they have practiced for decades.  

 Unfortunately, because of the continuing criminal threat against hospitals, it's no longer possible to practice an open door policy. For a hospital to be safe in today's world, everyone coming into and going out of the facility has to be identified and their access controlled. This is essential to prevent unauthorized persons from entering a hospital to cause harm. 

Security Audit

•  Have You Conducted a Security Audit?
• How secure is your premises?
• What security measures do you have in place for your patients, staff and visitors.
•  What is your hospital doing to prevent infant abductions.?
• How well does your hospital manage and address A&E security issues?
• If you have CCTV & Access Control, how effective is it?
• Who is the Data Controller for your CCTV system?
• When was the last time you personally or a 3rd party tested your security?

 If you find these questions troubling you may need a security audit. Contact Cam-tech now for free advice.