Stop Oxevision is a campaign against the use of video surveillance technologies in psychiatric hospitals. This includes Oxevision, a patient monitoring system consisting of an infrared sensor and video camera, which can be used to take vital signs and observe patients remotely. The device is marketed by the private company Oxehealth, now rebranded as LIO / LIO Health. Currently, increasing numbers of psychiatric hospitals in England use Oxevision, in all patient bedrooms, thus enforcing blanket, 24-hour surveillance without ongoing informed consent and individualised risk assessments.
We are calling on NHS England and individual mental health trusts to immediately halt the use and rollout of Oxevision. We have campaigned since 2023 to highlight concerns about the safety, legality and ethics of the use of surveillance technology within psychiatric inpatient settings.
You can read about our concerns in this open letter and sign the petition here.
Please contact us if you would like to learn more.
Please see here for a list of the NHS Trusts currently using Oxevision as well as those that ahve now uninstalled it.