Healthcare practitioners work hard every single day to provide care and treatment to people when they need it most. Yet, front-line staff are increasingly facing situations of abuse and aggression while on duty. The 2020 NHS Staff Survey revealed that 26% of staff had experienced at least one incident of abuse or harassment from patients or members of the public in the last 12 months.
When worn by clinical and security staff, body-worn cameras have shown to reduce the number of escalating incidents by deterring aggression and recording an independent account of what happened.