Oxehealth on the Brodsworth and Cusworth wards

Oxevision allows staff to remotely monitor your safety and physical wellbeing. It enables staff to reduce disturbance, all while knowing you are safe and well.

What Oxevision does

• It is a medical device that uses an infrared-sensitive camera to measure your pulse and breathing rate.
• It lets staff know where you are in your room.
• It provides notifications to staff as explained on what staff can see in your section.
• It shows staff how active you’ve been, it tells staff how long you’ve been resting and how long you’ve been active.
• It does not replace the staff care you receive during your stay.
• You may notice a red glow from the unit in your bedroom. This is the infrared light which is on all the time and is not a sign that the camera is working.

Where Oxevision is located

• In every bedroom on the ward.

What staff can see

Staff receive information and notifications:

• on tablets they carry with them on the ward
• on a dedicated office computer

There are 4 types of notifications:

• out of room, when you have left your room
• in bathroom, when you enter the en-suite bathroom and when you have been in there for a prolonged time
• at door, when you are standing or sitting close to the main door and when you have been there for a long time
• room entry, when another person enters your room whilst you are already in your room

Staff can also:

• measure your pulse and breathing rate
• receive information on your active and resting periods; which you can discuss with your named clinician

Staff cannot monitor all your activity. If you need assistance always speak to a member of staff.

When staff can see you in your room

A clear image can be seen for up to 15 seconds only when checking your pulse and breathing rate.

A blurred image can be seen for up to 15 seconds only when a notification has been received.

Staff have no access to clear recorded images.

How your privacy is protected

• Your personal data is protected by NHS regulation and national law.
• A clear video images are recorded but automatically deleted after 24 hours.
• All other retained data is anonymous (non-personal) and is only used to ensure Oxevision is working as it should.
• Requests can be made for recorded images to be obtained by staff when there is a safety incident.
• If recorded images are used for a safety review, you have the right to be informed.
• For further information see the data and privacy information sheet.

How Oxevision supports your care

• It helps staff to keep you safe.
• Staff can remotely check your pulse and breathing rate.
• Staff disturb you less at night, helping you get a better night’s sleep.

Page last reviewed: September 18, 2024
Next review due: September 18, 2025