§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to supply personal alarms to NHS staff. [137466]
§ Mr. HuttonThe decision to supply personal alarms to national health service staff is the responsibility of each individual NHS employing body.
The Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS) was launched in April 2003, with a remit encompassing policy and operational responsibility for the management of security in the NHS. The CFSMS will shortly be publishing a strategy on the management of security in the NHS. From June 2004, a NHS security management manual will be made available to trained and accredited security management specialists in each NHS health body, which will contain advice on the issue of personal alarms to NHS staff and professionals.