Surveillance in Scrubs: How Patient Filming in Medical Settings Challenges Ethics, Privacy, and Care Delivery

Surveillance in Scrubs: How Patient Filming in Medical Settings Challenges Ethics, Privacy, and Care Delivery

Lights, Camera, Confidentiality? A patient lifts their phone and starts recording. The nurse, midway through a blood draw, hesitates. The attending physician enters, unaware. Hours later, the clip appears online—captioned, edited, and viewed by thousands. What once existed in the confines of clinical space has become content, publicly consumed and algorithmically promoted. According to a recent report by The Guardian, staff across the UK’s Natio…