Royal Oldham Hospital staff to wear body cameras for safety
Royal Oldham Hospital staff will wear body cameras to improve safety following a stabbing attack on a nurse. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust implemented the cameras after a successful trial at Fairfield Hospital in Bury. The cameras will be worn by designated clinical staff and only activate when staff feel threatened, recording both video and audio. The trust hopes the cameras will create a safer environment and provide evidence for criminal or civil court action. The cameras have been introduced across all four trust hospitals in Bury, Rochdale, Salford, and Oldham.