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Three in five residential care workers feel “relaxed” about visible cameras being installed in care homes, a union survey has found.
The survey of 2,000 members of the GMB who work for residential and nursing care provider HC-One found that while 40% of those polled were opposed to the routine use of CCTV cameras in communal areas, the remaining 60% were “reasonably relaxed” about the idea.
The question of cameras in residents’ rooms was more controversial, with more than half (53%) of respondents actively opposed to them.
Some 70% agreed that cameras could help to identify abuse, but 71% expressed concern that they would be an invasion of residents’ privacy. The survey also raises questions about the potential effect on staff morale: 57% said cameras would make them feel that they weren’t trusted, while 41% were worried that managers might use the footage unfairly.
http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/feb/12/residential-care-workers-cctv-care-homes
The survey of 2,000 members of the GMB who work for residential and nursing care provider HC-One found that while 40% of those polled were opposed to the routine use of CCTV cameras in communal areas, the remaining 60% were “reasonably relaxed” about the idea.
The question of cameras in residents’ rooms was more controversial, with more than half (53%) of respondents actively opposed to them.
Some 70% agreed that cameras could help to identify abuse, but 71% expressed concern that they would be an invasion of residents’ privacy. The survey also raises questions about the potential effect on staff morale: 57% said cameras would make them feel that they weren’t trusted, while 41% were worried that managers might use the footage unfairly.
http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/feb/12/residential-care-workers-cctv-care-homes