Body cameras could improve safety for staff and patients, study shows

Incidents of violence, aggression and use of restraint could be reduced by equipping nursing staff with body worn cameras (BWCs), according to a pilot study.
Reveal Media Ltd provided 12 Calla BWCs to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Innovation Research team for the three-month trial at psychiatric assessment unit Berrywood Hospital in Northampton.
They were worn by 39 nursing staff and healthcare assistants on five adult inpatient wards, as well as by a prevention and management of violence and aggression team.
Data on rates of incidents were compared with the same three-month period the previous year, while questionnaires were used by the researchers to gather feedback from patients and staff.
Accepted by staff, patients
In the responses 61% said the BWCs prevent confrontational situations because staff behave more
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