[Mancie]

Originally Posted by heth

Blackburn Hospital have asked their staff to give 16hrs of their time over a month for free to become "special constables" and help prevent crime in the hospital.

Now, dont nurses/doctors work hard enough without giving their time for free to potentially put themselves in danger?

Unbelievable.......heres the link.

Royal Blackburn Hospital workers urged to patrol site as special constables (From Lancashire Telegraph)

quoting from the link:

"Lancashire Constabulary want the specials to volunteer to patrol the site in their own time, for up to 16 hours a month, where they will have the same power as full-time police officers."

I'm not they only one on here that have reasons to thank and respect Doctors, nurses and all hospital staff but I don't think after a days training on security they should have the same powers as our police force, this smacks as cost cutting exercise by the police who have been put under spending pressure by this government.