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Closed petition Establish a specialist police force to protect the NHS
The NHS is one of our nations most valuable assets. Its important to protect the NHS, its staff and its patients. Establishing a specialist NHS police service will enable police officers employed by the NHS to protect the hospitals, staff and patients.
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The NHS is currently protected by security staff and its own in-house fraud investigation department, supported by the local Home Office Police Service as needed. By introducing a specialist NHS police service, all of our nations hospitals, staff and patients will be protected by its own dedicated in-house police service. This will help reduce the number of assaults on NHS staff and patients, make patients feel reassured by a police presence and reduce crime and the fear of crime across the NHS.
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