Freedom of information requests

Monitoring system or cameras in hospital bedrooms.

Questions

1. Have cameras or surveillance equipments been installed in patients' bedrooms in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham?

2. How many bedrooms have cameras?

3. What is the duration for which the footage captured by the bedroom cameras is stored? At what point is the footage scheduled for deletion?

4. Has there been any occurrence of unauthorised access to or release of camera footage? Or has there been any accidental leakage?

5. Have patients formally requested the deletion of camera footage relating to them? If so, have their requests been acted upon?

6. Does the camera footage encompass the recording of all potential activities conducted by patients in hospital bedrooms (such as genital exercise or automanipulation)?

7. What measures have been implemented to protect the privacy and dignity of patients, and to prevent any possible leakage of recorded footage?

8. Do you have a plan to remove cameras from patients' bedrooms?

Response

A1. The Trust has no cameras installed in patients' bedrooms.

A2. N/A

A3. N/A

A4. N/A

A5. N/A

A6. N/A

A7. N/A

A8. N/A