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Senior nurses to use body-worn cameras at Queen’s and King George hospitals

Feedback from staff has been “overwhelmingly positive 

Senior nurses at Queen’s and King George hospitals are going to start using body-worn video cameras to keep themselves safe. 

They are sometimes called to incidents with the “potential for conflict” and will turn on the camera if they feel an incident may escalate. 

“Sadly, on occasion, some of our staff face incidents of violence, abuse and aggression,” explained David Bays, head of operational resilience at BHRUT.

“The body-worn video cameras are one of the steps we are taking to reduce these incidents to help keep everyone safe.”

Nurses will inform everyone in the area before they begin recording and the footage will be stored securely to protect everyone’s privacy. 

Richard Smith, head of security, added: “Our staff are working day in and day out to provide the best care during a challenging time.

“They shouldn’t have to face violence and aggression whilst doing their jobs.

“Our security officers have been using body-worn cameras for a number of years now, and it has shown not just a significant reduction in the seriousness of incidents, but has also lead to an increase in successful prosecutions where a crime has been committed.

“We feel now is the right time to see if these cameras can support our clinical staff, starting with our Clinical Operations team.”

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