Trust using security staff for ‘inappropriate’ patient supervision

Board papers for the Humber Health Partnership show that security staff are carrying out one-to-one supervision “due to reduced non-registered nurses in several of the clinical areas at the North Bank”.

The North Bank is the name given to two hospitals run by Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust. The trust formed the HHP with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust in 2023. Major finance and governance problems mean the group is soon expected to enter NHS England’s new failure regime. 

A safer staffing paper presented to the HHP board last week said: “Additional investment in non-registered nursing workforce will support the reduction of inappropriate use of this [security staff] workforce and enhance patient experience.” 

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Source: HSJ, 20 February 2026