Emergency services
Mentis has a vast range of experience and expertise in public safety and the emergency services, spanning:
- Projects and programmes for mission-critical 24-hour, 365-day systems and processes
- Contact, command and control environments
- Emergency services radio and telecommunications
- Technical and business strategy
- Information security in the public safety context
- Specification/procurement for systems and facilities
- Disaster planning and implementation of solutions
- Linking business needs and 24/7 technical demands.
Our consultants and interims have worked for the emergency services for two decades on a wide range of change projects. Our skills span both technical knowledge and extensive practical experience in the emergency workplace, with several staff who have been officers in one or other of the services.
Our consultants and directors are active in key specialist bodies such as BAPCO and JESICA/Intellect, helping to set the agenda for this vital sector.
Recent initiatives and areas of work include:
- Business continuity planning for fire brigades and FiReControl Regional Control Centres
- Cost reduction, zero-based budgeting and efficiency studies for police forces
- Protective security for fire brigades in the context of CNI and the HMG Security Policy Framework
- Lean processes for the NHS/Ambulance sector
- Process efficiency for police organisations