Overview
- Designated clinical staff at hospitals in Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Salford will wear the devices following a trust-wide rollout.
- Cameras are activated only when a staff member feels threatened and after informing the person involved.
- Once switched on, the devices capture video and audio, with recordings available to support criminal and civil cases and to discourage future incidents.
- The policy follows a trial at Fairfield General Hospital, where frontline teams reported greater confidence from having evidential footage.
- Trust officials cite rising abuse toward NHS workers, including a reported 31% increase in incidents from 2021 to 2023, and say security will work with Greater Manchester Police.