A south western Sydney health district hospital will soon participate in the body worn camera trial.
It comes as the NSW Government has announced that a 12-month trial of body worn cameras for NSW hospital security staff has now commenced at Royal North Shore in North Sydney, to improve safety for staff, patients and visitors.
It will see all security staff in participating hospital equipped with body-worn cameras.
They will be able to activate these cameras in response to incidents involving aggression and violence in the hospital, where there is risk of harm to staff, patients or others.
The trial will determine how effective the technology is at deterring and de-escalating violent incidents and will be independently evaluated once completed.
A date for the commencement of the body worn camera trial at Liverpool Hospital will be announced soon.
“The trialling of body-worn cameras is a key step in our goal to give staff, patients, and visitors every assurance that they are safe and secure at our hospitals,’’ says Member for Liverpool, Charishma Kaliyanda.
“Liverpool is one of the largest hospitals in our state. I am very pleased that it will be one of the first to implement this key safety measure.
“The government has been clear: aggression toward healthcare staff cannot be tolerated.
“I look forward to the results of this trial, which will inform how we can reduce violent incidents in our public hospitals,” Ms Kaliyanda said.
The Member for Leppington, Nathan Hagarty, joined Ms Kaliyanda on a visit to Liverpool Hospital to announced its inclusion in the body camera trial.
“This trial highlights the government’s commitment to protecting our frontline hospital staff, who work tirelessly to care for the community,’’ Mr Hagarty said.
“Body-worn cameras will provide another layer of safety and accountability.
“We need to ensure our hospitals are safe spaces for staff, patients, and visitors.”
From left, Mr Hagarty, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Ms Kaliyanda, and the CEO of South Western Sydney Local Health District Sonia Marshall.
