Overview
- Staff report growing incidents of patients or relatives secretly filming radiography and imaging procedures for TikTok and Instagram.
- Unapproved recordings are causing anxiety among healthcare workers, distracting staff and risking breaches of other patients’ confidentiality.
- The Society of Radiographers is urging every NHS trust to adopt uniform policies forbidding clinical filming without explicit staff permission.
- Clinicians express concerns over professional privacy and accountability after being recorded with visible name badges and performing complex tasks.
- Ashley d’Aquino notes that while audio recordings of consultations can aid patient understanding, social media videos compromise care quality.