Gerressu, Makeda;
Newman, Mark;
Bezemer, Jeff;
(2023)
Implementing Body Worn Cameras to Reduce Violence Against Ambulance Crew.
International Journal of Paramedicine
, 4
pp. 52-64.
10.56068/eicw3180.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Following the launch of its ‘Long Term Plan’ in 2019, the English National Health Service (NHS England) started piloting body worn cameras (BWCs) in ambulance services. The intervention rationale was that BWCs would act as a deterrent and facilitate the prosecution of assailants, thus improving the safety and wellbeing of ambulance crew. This paper explores views on the purpose and value of BWCs among ambulance crews and leadership staff who have used them or supported their implementation. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative investigation with ambulance crew and leadership staff (N=16) in the first 7-10 months of the BWC pilot. Semi-structured interviews were held online between August 2021 and November 2021. Normalisation process theory was used to guide and structure the data analyses. RESULTS: We conducted a qualitative investigation with ambulance crew and leadership staff (N=16) in the first 7-10 months of the BWC pilot. Semi-structured interviews were held online between August 2021 and November 2021. Normalisation process theory was used to guide and structure the data analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Violence reduction policies for health services should take heed of the variation in theories of change put forward by different stakeholders. Further research is required to better understand the range of factors that affect the occurrence and management of assaults against ambulance crew and the operational challenges and cost-effectiveness of body worn cameras relative to other interventions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Implementing Body Worn Cameras to Reduce Violence Against Ambulance Crew |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.56068/eicw3180 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.56068/eicw3180 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 by the National EMS Management Association and the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10186470 |
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