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A hospital has brought in pub and club doormen to help protect staff over the busy festive holiday period. Pub and club doormen have been brought in to help protect staff over the busy festive holiday period at a hospital.
Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust said it was employing registered and uniformed doormen at Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl. Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust said the police were employing registered and uniformed doormen at Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl.
The doormen were on patrol for two nights before Christmas and are working over the New Year weekend as well.The doormen were on patrol for two nights before Christmas and are working over the New Year weekend as well.
A trust spokeswoman said the move aimed to reassure staff who had to deal with drunken patients. A spokeswoman welcomed the move which would reassure staff who sometimes had to deal with difficult situations.
She said: "The festive season unfortunately leads to higher attendance at accident and emergency, particularly when people fail to drink sensibly. The trust spokeswoman said: "The festive season unfortunately leads to higher attendance at accident and emergency, particularly when people fail to drink sensibly. "We therefore felt that increased security would help maintain order in the A and E department to provide extra reassurance for staff who are working during this very busy time."
"We therefore felt that increased security would help maintain order in the A and E department to provide extra reassurance for staff who are working during this very busy time."