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Patients Fear Surveillance Cameras in Mental Health Wards

1/22/2025

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Patients in mental health wards across England are expressing deep unease over Oxevision camera surveillance, feeling dehumanized and paranoid. Many are even avoiding their beds out of fear. The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink are calling for a halt to this technology, highlighting serious privacy concerns and the absence of consent, while NHS England prepares to reassess its implementation.

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Patients in mental health wards across England are expressing deep unease over Oxevision camera surveillance, feeling dehumanized and paranoid. Many are even avoiding their beds out of fear. The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink are calling for a halt to this technology, highlighting serious privacy concerns and the absence of consent, while NHS England prepares to reassess its implementation.