Bankstown-Lidcombe and Liverpool hospitals join the 12-month trial to reduce violence and aggression against NSW Health staff.
Two more hospitals have joined NSW Health’s 12-month trial of body-worn cameras, with security staff at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and Liverpool Hospital able to activate the cameras in response to incidents involving violence and aggression.
The trial started at Royal North Shore Hospital in December 2024 and will determine how effective the presence of the cameras is at deterring and de-escalating violent incidents. The trial will be independently evaluated once completed.
This trial is part of the ongoing implementation of recommendations from the Anderson Review of Hospital Security and follows implementation of other recommendations by the NSW Government to improve hospital security.
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These include the establishment of the Safety and Security Improvement Unit within the Ministry of Health, the standardising of code black procedures, and enhanced support for patient experience officers.
“I look forward to the results of this trial which will provide insight into how we can reduce instances of violence and aggression in our public hospitals,” said NSW health minister Ryan Park.
Seventeen hospitals across Central Coast, the Hunter, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Mid North Coast, New England, Northern NSW, Western NSW and across Sydney are now involved in the trial.