Hospitals are public buildings with clinical risk. A&E violence, missing patients, theft from wards, car-park crime and protest at entrances all sit on the same contract. Officers need the right SIA licence, conflict training and the humility to work with clinical staff — in London teaching hospitals as much as in district generals in Hull, Middlesbrough or Swansea.

What healthcare briefs usually include

Main entrance and A&E. Maternity and paediatric access rules. Pharmacy and mortuary as restricted zones. Night patrols of plant and car parks. A radio language that does not panic a waiting room. Incidents logged with time and location so trust security managers can brief the morning meeting.

Private clinics and mental-health units

Private hospitals in Harley Street, Birmingham and Manchester, and mental-health sites around the M25, Leeds and Glasgow, need tighter movement control. We do not pretend every officer is a clinician. We do put people who can hold a boundary without inflaming it.

Patrol evidence for estates teams

QR checkpoints on plant rooms and car-park decks give estates a PDF, not a guess. Sites in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Hull can share one operating model.

Frequently asked questions

Do you work inside A&E?

When the trust asks, with agreed rules of engagement and clinical lead.

Can officers restrain patients?

Only within law, training and the site policy. Clinical decision-makers stay in charge of care.

Are officers DBS checked?

Role-appropriate checks form part of mobilisation. Ask for the standard you need.

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