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Warning over TikTok Filming by Hospital Patients
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 17 – The Society of Radiographers urges NHS trusts to implement clear policies banning unauthorized filming to protect patient confidentiality and reduce staff anxiety, citing rising incidents of covert recordings.
- Medical professionals warned that increasing patient filming of NHS treatments for TikTok and Instagram raises privacy and safety concerns in hospitals.
- The rise in patient filming stems from social media trends and has led to calls by the Society of Radiographers for NHS trusts to enforce policies requiring permission before recording.
- Therapeutic radiographer Ashley d'Aquino and others reported incidents where patients or relatives recorded procedures without consent, causing staff anxiety and potential confidentiality breaches.
- UHDB established policies approved in January 2024 that prohibit patients from filming or photographing clinical procedures without permission, aiming to maintain confidentiality, privacy, and dignity.
- These developments suggest NHS trusts must balance patient communication needs with staff wellbeing and confidentiality to ensure safe, respectful care delivery in healthcare settings.
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Patients filming NHS medical treatment for TikTok and Instagram, radiographers say
The Society of Radiographers says filming is causing staff unnecessary anxiety when they are trying to work and putting patient confidentiality at risk. The body is calling on the NHS to implement policies to prevent patients from photographing clinical procedures without permission.
·United Kingdom
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NHS patients slammed for secretly filming
Patients across the UK are being criticised for secretly recording their NHS medical treatments on mobile phones – often without staff permission – and uploading the footage to TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. From cryptic ‘hospital selfie’ posts to IV drip boomerangs, is it really about health – or just a hunt for online validation? The Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned that the… Source
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