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Activist, artist, PhD student. Interested in experiences of the menstrual cycle, disability and trauma. Mad, queer, autistic 🦈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #StopOxevision

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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
There was no statistically significant association between Oxevision and self harm, restraint, assaults or rapid tranquillisation (after excluding missing and confounding figures) whilst the falls data was fundamentally flawed. The authors overstate and misrepresent their findings.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Oxehealth/LIO market the technology as "backed by science" yet the research is consistently poor quality and misleading Meta Analysis Shows Video-Based Monitoring Technology (Oxevision) Has No Statistically Significant Association With Four Of Five Measures Of Patient Safety osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It is unclear whether Oxehealth/LIO have informed their customers of this. Whilst there is an ongoing investigation regarding data processing associated with Oxevision we call on all trusts to immediately stop using the devices, switch them off at the plug and cover the cameras to reassure patients.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
ICO investigation launched into Oxevision following Stop Oxevision complaints and further submissions from our legal team ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms | Mental health | The Guardian share.google/pYnZs5zYRXv7...
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ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms
Exclusive: Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concerns
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A NHS Trust was ordered to pay compensation to a patient over use of Oxevision (LIO) - what does this mean for other Trusts? What does the guidance from NHS England and CQC say about its use? Plus, read our letter to NHSE asking them to take action stopoxevision.com/2026/04/29/t...
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Trust ordered to pay compensation to patient over use of Oxevision - Stop Oxevision
An NHS Trust has had to pay out to a patient after she complained to the Ombudsman about the use of Oxevision during her time as an inpatient. This is not unique - all Trusts are at risk of having to ...
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
More info here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Essex mental health trust criticised for remote patient monitors
A former mental health patient says the use of cameras and sensors in her bedroom was
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Now up on YouTube, the BBC Look East piece on a patient who had Oxevision used against her will - the parliamentary health ombudsman found failings and awarded compensation youtu.be/nN3_Skih2cg?...
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BBC news Look East - Oxevision (LIO) used against patients will
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Would you want to be watched in your bedroom while you're ill in hospital? @novaramedia.com youtube.com/shorts/FwQkm...
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The NHS is Paying for 'Spy Cameras' in Patient Bedrooms
YouTube video by Novara Media
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
You can now read our paper 'towards a Mad technoscience', without a login on the publisher's website! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust @cntw.bsky.social have you installed Oxevision on the mother and baby unit? The new ward leaflet has added information about Oxevision as well as body worn cameras. This is unspeakably unethical. www.cntw.nhs.uk/resource-lib...
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Welcome Guide - Beadnell Ward Mother and Baby Unit - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Useful information about your stay on Beadnell Ward. It will tell you about the ward, staff and treatments and therapies that are available to you.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The timeline also outlines Oxford Health's bold claims to have 'come up with the idea' of Oxevision and the value of the @nihr.bsky.social Oxford Health BRC in making the research happen oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/news/new-techn…
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We have published part two of the timeline of Oxford Health's installation of Oxevision. This part considers the origins of Oxevision, the initial Oxevision pilot study and the connections between Oxehealth and it's founder (Lionel Tarassenko) with the NIHR Oxford Health BRC
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part two Following on from the piece earlier in the week we are now sharing part two of our deep dive into Oxford Health’s seemingly irrational decision to install Oxevision stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/u...
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Untangling the threads: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part two
Image from Charlotte Wood Twitter, 2021, showing Oxford Health and Oxehealth winning an award for the Oxvision pilot project On 3rd February we shared part one of a timeline outlining the installat…
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
All of this is heartbreaking but the feedback from patients, including those on a children's ward is harrowing. “its creepy when I look up and see its red eyes looking at me. It feels like a monster is looking at me in the night”.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Creepy, unsafe and spying” This report is written to accompany our complaint to Oxford Health. We are asking questions as to whether personal connections and vested interests may have influenced decisions pertaining to the technology stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/c...
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“Creepy, unsafe and spying”: The installation of Oxevision by Oxford Health NHS Trust part one
Image from Oxford Health Oxevision pilot. The Oxevision box here does not have the black screen designed to hide the camera as with the current model On 14th January 2026, Stop Oxevision submitted …
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Intrigued about the "damning internal report"? You can now read it here: stopoxevision.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Following an article by @novaramedia.com we have now shared part one of the timeline of Oxford Health's installation of Oxevision. The report outlines how the Trust invested millions in a technology its patients described as 'creepy', 'unsafe' and 'spying'
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“The report also stated that the company was asking “leading” questions about their technology on survey forms, “presumably to improve survey scores”. It added: “Successful business relationships are built on trust, and this was not evident in the company’s responses and approach””
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
NHS Trust Spent Millions on Controversial ‘Spy Camera’ Tech Despite Damning Internal Report Transparency was lacking ‘from the start’ in leaked documents Damning reporting on Oxevision from @harriepw at @novaramedia.com novaramedia.com/2026/01/15/n...
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NHS Trust Spent Millions on Controversial ‘Spy Camera’ Tech Despite Damning Internal Report
Exclusive: An NHS trust spent over £2.4m on Oxevision, a technology that films vulnerable patients in their bedrooms 24/7, even after its own internal evaluation report highlighted significant issues ...
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Stopping Oxevision: An update and a request for your help stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/s...
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Stopping Oxevision: An update and a request for your help
Eight NHS Trusts have stopped their use of Oxevision – following a national patient-led campaign, a statutory public inquiry and significant press coverage – now is the time for the remainder to ta…
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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 19/12/2025
I made an Instagram post about the Levy recommendations. It’s long, so I’ve only put a few slides on here. As always, there are organisations better placed than me to respond @transactualuk.bsky.social @transsolidarity.bsky.social @goodlawproject.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DSchXjZDPe...
Levy Review of adult gender dysphoria clinics:
key points
Some things are better, some a bit worse, most stay the same and there are some grey areas. It's okay.
They acknowledged the system is broken, but aren't replacing gatekeeping with informed consent (our key ask).
There are recommendations, but how they're implemented is going to be what really matters.What we don't know yet:
How trans people will be supported who are currently DIYing hormones, on bridging prescriptions with GPs prescribing after initial NHS endocrinologist support or with shared care agreements between their GPs and private clinics while they wait to see a gender clinic.
Everything in the report relates to those solely on the
NHS gender clinic pathway.
We don't want gaps in provision or GPs panicking and saying they can no longer support these patients (which include me, on bridging).
We also don't know exactly how the government and
NHS will respond to and implement the recommendations after their initial statements.What should we do now?
• Write to your MP with your concerns about both this and the EHRC guidance (see advice from TransActual and Trans Solidarity
Alliance). MPS are on parliamentary recess for Christmas, but they're not on holiday the whole time until they return to Parliament.
• Share anything you receive from your healthcare professionals (if you're trans) with TransActual so the response of GPs and private clinics to the review can be monitored and we can campaign effectively.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/12/2025
Our initial summary of the Levy review 👇
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The Levy Review has been published | Good Law Project
We analyse the findings and implications of NHS England’s review of adult trans healthcare, published today.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/12/2025
There is hope in the government’s new VAWG strategy, but promises alone won’t deliver change. Urgent action, survivor-led change, and better funding for organisations tackling violence against women and girls are needed now. Survivors can’t wait. bit.ly/48Zw8MB
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Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy
This strategy sets out the government’s vision and actions for meeting its ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.
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dr courtney buckler @courtneybuckler.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
My favourite thing about this post is a for-profit company likening their surveillance tech to the invention of stethoscopes or safety equipment in Formula 1 cars. "Over time, the radical becomes reasonable", they say. 1/2
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Brenda Campbell KC also raised concerns that LIO (Oxehealth) have published on their social media a post which references the Lampard Inquiry evidence as promotional marketing material
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The calls for the Lampard Inquiry to issue interim recommendations calling EPUT to stop using Oxevision have been supported by Hodge Jones & Allen on behalf of their clients, Bhatt Murphy for their bereaved/lived experience clients and separately Bhatt Murphy for INQUEST
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Legal representatives for @stopoxevision.bsky.social, bereaved families, patients and @inquest-org.bsky.social have supported calls for the Lampard Inquiry to issue interim recommendations requiring EPUT to stop their use of Oxevision. You've heard the evidence, now action is needed
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Recovery in the Bin @ritb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The abuse of mental health patients has been standard practice in psychiatric settings for decades now. It will only stop when someone in a position to do something about it takes it seriously & considers all patients in whatever settings as worthy of care & compassion www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Northampton hospital staff 'caught on CCTV assaulting patients'
The CQC expresses "extreme concern" over abuse allegations at a Northampton mental health hospital.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenterIn a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B
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Lauren @mental-health-harm.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hi, I'm v new to bsky. I'm a PhD student focusing on harm in UK mental health services, & I would like to hear about your experiences of harm in services between 2010-2025. (Mental health services includes NHS, charities, companies, private therapists & other orgs) 1/7 tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx
A University of Lancashire poster, inviting people to participate in research.

Have you experienced harm from mental health services?

You are invited to take part in this study which is looking to identify and examine overlooked and lesser known forms of harm in UK mental health services. Taking part will involve completing an anonymous online survey, involving questions about your experiences of harm. This will take approximately 15-45 minutes to complete.

I am looking for individuals who are aged 18+, AND have experienced harm from mental health services within the UK from 2010 onward, OR are the carer/family member of someone who has experienced harm from mental health services within the UK from 2010 onward.

For more information, or to take part, please scan the QR code or go to this web address: https://tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx

Who Am I? My name is Lauren Langley and I am a PhD student at the University of Lancashire. I am Autistic and have lived experience of trauma and mental illness. As a mental health patient, I have experienced harm from mental health services. If you have any questions, please get in touch: llangley1@uclan.ac.uk (picture below of a white person with ginger hair, wearing a blue t-shirt) 

Further information, including FAQs, and Easy Read and downloadable versions of the questionnaire are available on the study website: www.hiddenharms.wordpress.com 

Ethical Approval No: BAHSS2 01118
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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In case you missed it: earlier this month, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust was forced to admit potential misuse of Oxevision, the highly controversial surveillance technology. Read our statement and demands via the link below. www.nsun.org.uk/news/nhs-tru...
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NHS Trust forced to admit potential misuse of Oxevision (now “LIO”)
After the Lampard Inquiry sessions this week, NSUN is calling on all trusts using Oxevision to suspend use immediately.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
In January the BBC covered a story about our campaign and concerns around the use of Oxevision. This is the video from the BBC South West coverage (although there was other national and regional coverage) Oxehealth have now rebranded as LIO Health youtu.be/uhrGw_jjtfQ?...
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Stop Oxevision (now LIO Health) on the BBC
YouTube video by Stop Oxevision
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Tim Reierson @holdspacefree.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
1/ Super work #StopOxevision #StopLIO. PS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE CONSENT TO SURVEIL TECH LIKE OXEVISION LIO. This is not CCTV. They calibrate "AI" w plans to do so-called prediction of high-risk behavior. They're data use is future & open-ended, that's why meaningful consent is not possible.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We now have an overview of the Lampard Inquiry evidence on Oxevision on the website with links to all the videos, transcripts and submissions that are publicly available. Oxehealth/LIO health, EPUT and Stop Oxevision were all asked to give evidence. stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/l...
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Lampard Inquiry Oxevision Hearings
An overview of the Lampard Inquiry evidence heard on Oxevision
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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
NSUN is making the following demands, including calling on all trusts using Oxevision to suspend use immediately on the basis of safety and ethics concerns.
- We call on all mental health trusts using Oxevision to immediately suspend its use on the basis of safety and legality concerns. 
- LIO/Oxehealth must allow trusts to exit contracts with them. 
- We call on the Lampard Inquiry to take any urgent action possible to urge all trusts to suspend usage of Oxevision. 
- Regulatory/oversight bodies such as NHS England and the Care Quality Commission must take long-overdue action to halt the use of Oxevision. 
- The NHS Innovation Accelerator* must take accountability for and address the harms it has facilitated.
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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
BREAKING: An NHS Trust has been forced to admit the potential misuse of surveillance technology Oxevision (now “LIO”) in psychiatric inpatient bedrooms at the Lampard Inquiry this week. NSUN is calling on all trusts to suspend use of Oxevision immediately.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The statement is also available as text on our website stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/l...
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Lampard Inquiry Statement
[Visual description: Hat stands outside Arundel house, a fancy looking building in central London where The current Lampard Inquiry hearings are being held] [Note: entirely for reasons of managing …
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Following the Lampard Inquiry hearings on the 13th and 14th Oct related to Oxevision, here is a statement provided by Hat Porter on behalf of Stop Oxevision. youtu.be/bzugNOvOBWs?...
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Statement on the Lampard Inquiry
YouTube video by Stop Oxevision
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Tim Reierson @holdspacefree.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Allowing for a bittersweet celebration of the reach, and the hope-filled vital advocacy from #StopOxevision #StopLIO #Oxevision #LIO bittersweet because the surveillance is so oppressive, disrespectful, and backed by so much power all while they'll be telling you it's for your own good,so efficient
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
In my evidence to the Lampard Inquiry on behalf of @stopoxevision.bsky.social, I refer to a NHS trust who outlined a business case for using Oxevision, justifying its cost through a reduction in ward staff numbers. This is @combinednhs.bsky.social North Staffordshire Combined healthcare
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Recovery in the Bin @ritb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Lampard Inquiry: 'Grave concerns' about Oxevision monitoring system
It uses infrared sensors and cameras to monitor patients alone in their rooms, sending alerts to staff when it detects signs of distress.
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Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
BBC News - 'Possible' misuse of Oxevision monitoring system, trust admits - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Possible' misuse of Oxevision monitoring system, trust admits
The use of the monitoring system in mental health wards has been explored at the Lampard Inquiry.
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Hat (they/them) @hatporter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
NHS confederation @nhsconfed.org Sure, share the BBC news coverage of the Lampard Inquiry/ Oxevision but you have platformed Oxehealth / LIO health countless times and have them (and the legal firm representing them) listed as 'associates' on your website. Do you see the irony?
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Tympanic & Frisketty @luckyerica3.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
This afternoon, @stopoxevision.bsky.social are giving evidence at the Lampard Inquiry into uee of Oxevision in wider context of 2,000 patient deaths at Essex Partnership NHS Trust between 2000-24. You can watch the live stream on YouTube here www.youtube.com/@thelampardi...
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The Lampard Inquiry
The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) is a an independent statutory inquiry into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex.
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Tympanic & Frisketty @luckyerica3.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Monday and Tuesday are excellent days to: • tune in the live stream • talk about Oxehealth and vision based monitoring systems with people on and offline. • share @stopoxevision.bsky.social resources. • if you are a health professional, please talk about your ethics re this.
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Tympanic & Frisketty @luckyerica3.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
There is potential for people at Lio/ Oxehealth and EPUT to have to reckon with the consequences of their actions, the answers they give will form the recommendations that Baroness Lampard gives in the 2027 report.
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