Nurses vote against covert filming in residential homes

CCTV footage would not prevent abuse and could lead to culture of ‘remote supervision’, delegates tell nursing convention

Nurses have voted to oppose the use of covert filming in nursing and residential homes, saying it would not stop abuse and could lead to a culture of “remote supervision”.

CCTV footage has helped expose mistreatment at a number of care homes in recent years, including Winterbourne View, near Bristol, which houses people with learning disabilities, and last year’s exposé of the Old Deanery home for the elderly in Essex.

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