Our recent crime prevention roadshow at CRH helped cement the relationships we have with West Yorkshire Police and Calderdale Council. We worked together to share information with the public and colleagues around crime prevention, all in support of our security/crime action plan.
Our interim security adviser Pete Foy told CHFT Weekly: "Over the past year we've made a number of changes to help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour both in the Trust and the wider community.We have and will continue to support each other with the sharing of intelligence and data.
"Our Security/Crime prevention action plan is underpinned by five specific aims, based on the national security strategy published by NHS Protect. These are:
- To work in partnership with communities and key stakeholders such as the Police, Leeds City Council, Crown Prosecution Service; Social Services and professional organisations such as the National Fraud Authority
- To establish a safe and secure environment ensuring that we have systems and policies in place to protect staff, patients and visitors from violence, harassment and abuse; the safeguarding of property and assets from theft, misappropriation or criminal damage and to protect resources from fraud
- To undertake investigations into security incidents/financial losses within a robust framework ensuring that all learning is identified and shared and action taken to mitigate the risk
- To lead on crime prevention work by applying an approach that is co-ordinated, intelligence led and evidence based
- To quality assure the delivery of anti-crime work with stakeholders and partners to ensure the highest standard is consistently applied.
Pete added: "There are many types of crime that affect the Trust and the wider community including violence; anti-social behaviour; security preparedness; terrorism; criminal damage; theft and fraud. Work to tackle crimes needs to be jointly led and co-ordinated for it to be most effective.
"We'd like to thank all our partners and colleagues for helping make the event a success". Attendees included:
- Crime Prevention, West Yorkshire Police
- West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
- Crimestoppers
- Victim Support
- British Parking Association
- Home Office - Immigration