82: Security Policy

Extract:-

Good security should be based on the five following principles:

• VIGILANCE – the vigilance of staff will be a major defence against unwanted intruders. Staff should never put their own safety at risk.
• DETER – criminal activity where possible. In security as in health care, prevention is better than cure.
• DENY – the criminal the opportunity. Good physical protection measures should be taken to deny criminals access to Staff, Patients, goods and assets.
• DETECT – the earlier the criminal acts are detected. The greater chances are of the criminal not getting away with it.
• RESPOND – without an effective response, other counter measures may be ineffective. All security incidents should be reported to Security via the Security ‘Hotline’ and the Department Management.

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