st. bartholomew’s hospital rochester, kent background crime/risks to be addressed interventions
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St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Rochester, Kent
• Background
• Crime/Risks to be addressed
• Interventions
Background Information
• Built in 1890sBuilt in 1890s
• 3 in-patient wards (63 beds)3 in-patient wards (63 beds)
• Day hospital for elderly careDay hospital for elderly care
• Speech and language clinicSpeech and language clinic
• Psychology departmentPsychology department
• Over 200 members of staffOver 200 members of staff
Hospital Location
Homeless Hostel
Hospital Building
Footpath
Side Road
Hospital Building
Previous Crime Reduction Initiatives
• Security guardsSecurity guards
• CCTVCCTV
• Digilocks on doorsDigilocks on doors
• 2 way radios2 way radios
• NHS Zero ToleranceNHS Zero Tolerance
Crimes/Security Incidents
2001 2002 (Jan – Oct)Type of Crime/Incident No. of
crimes/incidentsNo. of
crimes/incidentsAssault 11 14 Assault (confusedaggressor)
2 0
Aggressive incident 3 3Criminal damage 9 3Drug abuse 6 1Harassment 1 0Indecent exposure 0 1Missing patient 6 1Theft 13 7 Attempted theft 1 1Trespass 10 6Verbal abuse 3 8
• Trespass
• Theft
• Violence and Aggression
• Fear of Crime
Crimes/Risk to be Addressed
The Interventions
• Internal Access Control
• CCTV
• Car Parks
• Signage
• Defensive Planting
Internal Access Control
• Access Controlled through 26 DoorsAccess Controlled through 26 Doors
• Entrance BarrierEntrance Barrier
• Video intercomsVideo intercoms
CCTV
• 5 new internal cameras to cover entrance to the wards, and main
entrance
• Post incident analysis
Car Parks
• Top Car Park
– rising bollards
– additional lighting
– CCTV cameras
• Bottom Car Park
– arm barrier replaced
Access Control Initiatives
• System went live 27th August
• Cost £107,000 + £22,000 electrical work
Signage
• No through routeNo through route
• Directions to wardsDirections to wards
• Inform visitors to use intercomsInform visitors to use intercoms
• Contract to be let in DecemberContract to be let in December
Defensive Planting
• Discourage trespass to site
• Contract to be let in December
Questions?