Tales from the Ward: Charlie

We have been speaking to people who have experienced Oxevision. This is Charlie’s* story.

STOP oxevision TALES FROM THE WARD CHARLIE Unable to ask for help As shared anonymously with Stop Oxevision
Charlie* is autistic and finds the ward environment particularly stressful. They struggle to leave their bedroom while in hospital due to anxiety. Charlie was monitored remotely with Oxevision. They used Oxevision as an excuse to stop doing physical checks and would do them every 3 hours instead of the usual 15 minutes. I couldn't even ask for basics such as food, a drink, PRN, help, or anything, as I was just left alone. Even when they did do checks they'd look in for not even 1 second so I still couldn't ask for anything. I didn't end up eating for 4 days at one point. Charlie's own experience shared with Stop Oxevision *not their real name
ABOUT OXEVISION Oxevision is a camera-based device installed in the bedrooms of patients in psychiatric wards in over 24 NHS Trusts [11. It allows staff to access video footage of patients in their bedrooms 12]. Stop Oxevision has identified several issues with the technology. This includes some consent forms not disclosing the presence of a camera in the device [3]; the extent of data sharing with Oxehealth, with employees able to access images of patients in their bedrooms [4); and distress to patients, especially those with previous trauma, or those from religious or ethnic groups who would be particularly uncomfortable being observed by male members of staff [5]. As video footage can also be clipped and saved, we are also concerned it could be used to enable the increasing practice of criminalising patients with mental illness in the NHS [6]. We are calling on NHS England to halt the rollout of the technology while an independent review into the risks and legality of the technology takes place [7). SURVEILLANCE IS NOT SAFETY

*a pseudonym has been used to maintain anonymity

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