Police Scientific Development Branch Birmingham Heartlands Hospital The A&E Department

Police Scientific Development Branch

Birmingham Heartlands HospitalThe A&E Department


Summary

• Reception re-designReception re-design

• Additional pieces of building workAdditional pieces of building work

• Access controlAccess control

• Additional CCTVAdditional CCTV

• SignageSignage


The Reception Re-Design


Original reception desk• No visibility over either No visibility over either

entranceentrance• Amenities situated behind Amenities situated behind

the receptionthe reception

• No view over the Maitland No view over the Maitland

entranceentrance


New reception desk

• View over both entrancesView over both entrances

• View over MaitlandView over Maitland

• Re-cited amenitiesRe-cited amenities

• New disabled facilities to New disabled facilities to

comply with DDAcomply with DDA


Reception desk

• Completed on 29th March 2004Completed on 29th March 2004

• First used on 31st March 2004First used on 31st March 2004

• Total cost = £175,972 + VATTotal cost = £175,972 + VAT

includes all electrical, mechanical and engineering work includes all electrical, mechanical and engineering work

for the demolition and re-build of the reception desk and for the demolition and re-build of the reception desk and

entrance pod and the role of principal contractor under entrance pod and the role of principal contractor under

CDM regulationsCDM regulations


Improvements

Hospital Hospital benefitsbenefits

Crime Crime reduction reduction benefitsbenefitsBetter Better

use of use of spacespace

Enhanced Enhanced wayfindingwayfinding

Physical Physical protectionprotection

Improved Improved surveillancesurveillance

Improved Improved environmentenvironment

Disabled Disabled accessaccess

Compliance Compliance with NHS with NHS guidelinesguidelines

In-built In-built security security stationstation


Original patient entrance

Unclear signageUnclear signage

Not prominentNot prominent


Modified entrance

Shelters the waiting room from windShelters the waiting room from wind

Makes the entrance Makes the entrance more prominentmore prominent


Original view from paramedic entrance

No view of receptionNo view of reception

Public amenitiesPublic amenities


New view from paramedic entrance

Surveillance of the entranceSurveillance of the entranceNo public amenitiesNo public amenities

Better use of spaceBetter use of space


Original reception and waiting area

No view over entranceNo view over entrance

No protection for No protection for receptionistsreceptionists


Front of reception

Good surveillance Good surveillance over entranceover entrance

Protective screenProtective screen

Cleaner, smarter environmentCleaner, smarter environment


Additional pieces of building work


Additional building work

• New disabled toiletNew disabled toilet

• Triage windowTriage window

• Additional door and Additional door and

associated building workassociated building work

• Modification to existing doorModification to existing door


Access Control


Access control

• Switched on 7th September 2004 Switched on 7th September 2004


includes 28 doors, a lift, 13 intercom routes, 4 remote includes 28 doors, a lift, 13 intercom routes, 4 remote

release buttons, dual technology cards, specific over-ride release buttons, dual technology cards, specific over-ride

switches, all associated cabling and electrical work and switches, all associated cabling and electrical work and

software developmentsoftware development


Improvements

Hospital Hospital benefitsbenefits

Crime Crime reduction reduction benefitsbenefits

Protects Protects the clinical the clinical area and area and staff within staff within itit

Allows Allows control control over over patientspatients

Advantageous Advantageous in Major in Major Incident Incident situationssituations

Reassures Reassures staffstaff

Allows Allows areas to areas to be locked be locked when not when not in usein use

Easier to Easier to identify identify who who should not should not be therebe there


Access control

Push buttons

Proximity readers

Proximity & swipe

Intercom routes

Remote opening


Access control

Push buttons

Proximity readers

Proximity & swipe

Intercom routes

Remote opening


Access control

Push buttons

Proximity readers

Proximity & swipe

Intercom routes

Remote opening


Additional CCTV


Additional CCTV

• System started recording on 17th March 2004System started recording on 17th March 2004


includes four new cameras, the re-citing of an existing includes four new cameras, the re-citing of an existing

camera incorporating a pre-set linked in with the camera incorporating a pre-set linked in with the

paramedic entrance, a monitor in the reception for paramedic entrance, a monitor in the reception for

security and a flat screen monitor for receptionists and all security and a flat screen monitor for receptionists and all

associated electrical and cabling workassociated electrical and cabling work


CCTV coverage - before


CCTV coverage - after


Views from new cameras


Signage


Signage

• Hospital architect drew up the scheduleHospital architect drew up the schedule

• Designed to match the hospitals corporate signage Designed to match the hospitals corporate signage

schemescheme

• Installed on 21st September 2004Installed on 21st September 2004


Signage points


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Police Scientific Development Branch Birmingham Heartlands Hospital The A&E Department