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Concerns raised about NHS staff being co-opted into policing duties under new counterterrorism scheme
An NHS hospital ward, October 3, 2014
A SECRETIVE new scheme involving counterterrorism officers and health professionals is sparking serious concerns about NHS staff being co-opted into policing duties.
Health charity Medact has raised serious issues in its new report out today about the little-known Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service (CTCCS).
It was launched in April this year after the tender of a £17 million police contract won by three NHS trusts. Units are located in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
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