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IPCCTV PROVIDES HEALTHY
SOLUTION FOR NHS TRUST’S
SECURITY NEEDS
MONTH IN FM
DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019 49
Intensive but not intrusive – that sums up the
requirement for an IPCCTV system to serve a
community hospital and seven minor injury units
(MIUs) in a south of England NHS Foundation
Trust.
Experience and capability enabled Secom plc to
win the competitive tender for the tightly specified
project.
Mal Fairless of Secom’s Major Projects Team, says
the Trust wanted a system for 24/7 surveillance of
strategic public areas at the eight sites, to provide
security – especially at night – for sta and patients,
without intruding on the privacy of consulting
rooms or wards.
He says: “To secure the contract we had
to show that Secom was registered with
Contructionline and thus able to comply
with Government construction criteria. We
also had to prove our platinum Approved
Installer status for Milestone video
management so ware (VMS).
“In addition competitive pricing, the
installation engineers had to be our own
employees, not subcontractors.
“To satisfy this
requirement, we
drew on our High Security
Services team, which
consists of engineers who
are not only well-qualified,
but also have security
clearances recognised by
the banking sector.”
Working to a tight
schedule, the Secom team
installed multiple HD IP
cameras at each site – with
some camera positions
presenting challenging
above-ceiling cable runs. In addition, Secom had
to observe strict fire-stopping requirements where
cables passed through fire compartment bulkheads.
Each site has local monitoring – typically a screen
at the reception desk – driven by the VMS. This
simply enables sta to watch live footage from one
or more cameras.
Secom provided training for relevant sta at all
sites.
Feeds from all cameras are transmitted over the
internet – subject to the strict NHS protocols to the
Trust’s central security department where they are
stored on a Milestone recorder.
“The Trust’s security manager has full control of
the recorded images. Requests to view – by police,
for example – have to be agreed by the security
manager,” says Mal Fairless.
“This ensures that imagery is subject to the
same high standards of confidentiality as patients’
medical records.”
The VMS for this application is from Milestone’s
XProtect portfolio of solutions ranging from single
store coverage to surveillance over substantial
geographic areas.
Axis Communications – an innovative provider of
surveillance technology – has maintained a leading
position in network video equipment for more
than 20 years, and was a pioneer in the switch from
analog surveillance.
Secom is an important player in the UK electronic
security solutions market, with customers
ranging from homeowners to large retail groups,
manufacturers and public sector bodies. Secom is a
leading provider of IPCCTV solutions.
www.secom.plc.uk 0208 645 5400
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