CCTV – surveillance cameras in adult health and social care
- Edge Training
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
The use of CCTV in adult health and social care has appeared recently in two different ways. Firstly, that the CQC expects patients/residents to be informed of the use of CCTV and give their consent to it or otherwise apply the Mental Capacity Act to authorise its use. A recent example from a care home inspection stated:
‘CCTV was being used in the Coach House, we asked the registered manager how they have gained people’s consent for the use, they told us visitors were informed by the poster outside the premises and people using the service would not understand what CCTV was. Consent forms were not in place for the use of CCTV. We raised our concerns with the provider who arranged for MCAs to be reviewed and revisited their consent policy and arranged training for staff.’
Secondly in a national news story the use of a specialist surveillance system on mental health wards is being questioned. The article stated:
‘...there are calls this weekend for the rollout of Oxevision to be halted, with mounting concerns over patient safety, privacy rights and conflicts of interest in the research to support its use.’
The article can be read HERE.
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