The challenges involved in securing a hospital are unlike those in almost any other building. Most hospitals have relatively easy access because they want to provide a welcoming environment and while this dictates that it is often necessary to allow for high levels of public access to the hospital and other health amenities, including the routes linking different departments, entry to many back of house areas and most other facilities needs to be restricted for the protection of both patients and property.
Personal safety and crime prevention are obviously key issues for any hospital but how this duty is discharged depends on many factors including the level of security required in specific areas and the numbers of people likely to need access to those areas in the course of their work.
