Healthcare Access & Security Systems
Hospitals never close. ICA Systems designs access control, CCTV and automatic door systems that protects patients, staff and controlled areas without getting in the way of clinical work.
Open to the public, restricted where it matters
A hospital has to stay open to visitors and emergency admissions while keeping theatres, wards, pharmacies and records secure. Estates teams manage thousands of doors, constant staff turnover and buildings added decades apart, all under pressure to evidence compliance.
ICA Systems works with NHS estates and security teams to bring those doors and cameras onto one platform, so access rights follow the person rather than the key, and every door event has matching CCTV footage alongside it.
- Protect patients and staff through controlled access
- Safeguard pharmaceuticals and sensitive areas
- Intelligent staff credential & badge printing systems
- High Definition CCTV for patient and staff safety
King's College Hospital
Over the past fifteen years ICA Systems has installed and maintained more than 2,000 access points and 1,000 CCTV cameras across the King's College Hospital estate, all running on a single access control platform.
The work has been delivered ward by ward and building by building, alongside live clinical activity, with each phase commissioned on the same platform so the security team manages one system rather than a collection of legacy installations.
One platform for every door on the estate
The access control we specify scales from a single controller to a multi-site hospital estate, managed on premises or from the cloud, so trusts can grow the system building by building without replacing what is already installed.
Zoned by clinical area
Theatres, ICU, maternity, pharmacy and records each hold their own permissions, granted by role and time of day.
Credentials that keep up
Badge printing, rotating agency staff and instant revocation handled from one directory, with cards or mobile credentials.
Audited by default
Every door event is logged and reportable, giving estates and governance teams the evidence trail they need.
Integrated with CCTV
Access events and camera footage sit side by side, so an incident can be reviewed in one place rather than two systems.
High definition coverage that holds up after the event
Cameras in a hospital have to serve patient and staff safety, incident investigation and staff protection at the same time, without turning wards into surveillance spaces. ICA Systems designs coverage around those competing needs and maintains it for the life of the system.
High definition imaging
Camera choice and positioning that produce usable images at entrances, corridors, car parks and reception, day and night.
Incident review in one place
Door events and footage are held together, so an incident can be reconstructed from a single timeline instead of two systems.
Staff protection
Coverage of A&E, reception and lone-working areas supports staff who face aggression, and provides evidence when it happens.
Retention and data protection
Recording, retention periods and access to footage configured to meet trust policy and UK data protection duties.
Where we work in the hospital
Theatres, ICU and maternity
Restricted entry to sterile and high-dependency areas, with automatic doors and hands-free operation where infection control requires it.
Pharmacy and controlled drugs
Tightly held permissions and full audit trails on the doors and cabinets that hold medication and controlled substances.
A&E and public entrances
Open access balanced with lockdown capability, camera coverage and clear separation of public and clinical routes.
Records and IT rooms
Patient data and network infrastructure protected behind named, revocable permissions.
Car parks and perimeter
Staff parking, barriers, service yards and site boundaries brought under the same system as the buildings.
Automatic doors
Sliding and swing automatic doors on entrances, corridors and ward thresholds, linked to the access control system and maintained by ICA.
Staff-only routes and lifts
Lift control and back-of-house corridors kept to authorised staff, reducing wandering and unescorted access.
Emergency door and lift override
Door and lift control aligned to emergency response protocols, giving crash teams and helideck transfers priority access along pre-determined routes to critical wards.
Every estate is different. Tell us which areas concern you and we will survey them.
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- Full system design and specification support with estates and security teams, including automatic door installations
- Phased installation and commissioning on live wards, out of hours where needed
- Migration of legacy doors, cameras and buildings onto a single platform
- Staff training, ongoing maintenance and rapid response support
Talk to us about your estate
Whether it is a single department or a multi-year project across a hospital estate, ICA Systems will survey the site, specify the right access control, CCTV and automatic door systems and support them for their working life.