Resources

UHCL Director of Counseling Services, Cynthia Cook, discusses how important mental health and well-being are and how being safe and feeling safe is critical for their students.

UHCL President, Richard Walker and Chief of Police Russel Miller, briefly provide an overview of how SafeZone has transformed the safety and security provision on campus.

Violence and aggression against healthcare and social care workers continues to rise. The consequences for healthcare providers and hospitals include higher staff turnover, an increased recruitment burden, growing pressure on services, dissatisfied service users, and a vicious cycle of heightened stress and poor outcomes.

One of the joys of working in start-ups and innovative technology sectors is that you get to collaborate with bold individuals who aren’t afraid to take calculated risks.

Located just minutes from Manchester’s vibrant city centre, the University of Salford is a hub of contemporary learning and creativity. The University adopted CriticalArc’s SafeZone® technology as the best solution for student safety and wellbeing – and when two major emergencies occurred, the technology’s multiple functions within a unified platform proved invaluable in managing the incidents.

For the team at CriticalArc, it’s massively energizing spending the time with our community, listening and learning about their respective journeys and visions for our solution. Exciting times ahead!

Safety is a top priority for prospective students and their parents when selecting a university, and for good reason. We will discuss why safety is fast becoming a top three consideration for those who are in the process of choosing a higher ed institution.

There is a growing expectation today that universities will prioritize safety, security, and wellbeing – for all their people, wherever they are. Security and facilities directors are under increasing pressure to ensure that all their facilities, on campus and off, are safe and welcoming.

Safety is a top priority for prospective students and their parents when selecting a university, and for good reason. We will discuss why safety is fast becoming a top three consideration for those who are in the process of choosing a higher ed institution.

According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, staff employed in these sectors are 5X more likely to be injured than other workers – today, post-pandemic, the situation has got worse, not better. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 38% of health workers will suffer a physical attack at some point in their careers.

Today, blue phone fixed call points are becoming increasingly rare. It won’t be long before they seem as old-fashioned and ineffective as coin-operated public telephone boxes.

Join us for episode 8 of the IFSEC Global Security in Focus Podcast, as we discuss the challenges of securing the healthcare sector. Across the world, hospitals, care homes, mental health facilities and their staff have been under intense pressure over the past few years with the COVID pandemic bringing new threats and complications into an already stretched environment.