§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures she has taken or intends to take to improve security in NHS hospitals following the recent report of Crime Prevention Consulting Ltd.
§ Mr. SackvilleMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary has given a detailed reply in another place.
578WA full report and its recommendations were presented at a conference, sponsored jointly by the Department of Health, the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts, and the National Health Service Trust Federation, on 11 May.
My noble Friend wrote to the chairmen of all health authorities and trusts on 13 May bringing the report to their attention. A copy of the letter is available in the Library.
The NHS management executive has also written—EL(93)47, a copy of which is available in the Library—to all general managers and trust chief executives, outlining the key messages in the report and asked them to review their procedures for crime and loss prevention in the light of the review and to submit by 30 September 1993 a report on improvements made or planned.
A new NHS security advisory group is being set up to promote a programme of security improvements and carry forward the recommendations of the consultants' report.