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16/02/2015
Security Staff At Welsh Hospital To Wear Body-Cams
Security staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff have become the first in the UK to wear body-mounted cameras.
The board at Cardiff and Vale University said the cameras have been issued in a bid to reduce the number of violent attacks on staff.
The board claims that a quarter of all attacks and incidents in Wales happen to staff on its sites.
David James, security team leader at the hospital, said: "If someone is being abusive or violent, we notify them about the camera and once they know it's filming them, they back down.
"It's an excellent deterrent to protect our staff."
(MH/CD)
The board at Cardiff and Vale University said the cameras have been issued in a bid to reduce the number of violent attacks on staff.
The board claims that a quarter of all attacks and incidents in Wales happen to staff on its sites.
David James, security team leader at the hospital, said: "If someone is being abusive or violent, we notify them about the camera and once they know it's filming them, they back down.
"It's an excellent deterrent to protect our staff."
(MH/CD)
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