Use of audio-visual recording within public areas of the practice
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Non-urgent advice: Audio-Visual Recording in Public Areas
Recording someone without consent may breach their privacy rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and could be a criminal or data protection offence.
To protect privacy and confidentiality, patients or visitors must not record (photo, video, or audio) others in the practice.
Patients or visitors should not photograph, video or use sound recording that captures any other patient that could identify that they have been at the practice as this affects their right to confidentiality.
It should be noted that all patients and visitors have privacy rights, and no recording of other patients can be made without their explicit consent. Likewise, no member of the public can photograph or make either a video or audio recording of any member of staff without the express permission of that person.
To protect privacy and confidentiality, patients or visitors must not record (photo, video, or audio) others in the practice.
Patients or visitors should not photograph, video or use sound recording that captures any other patient that could identify that they have been at the practice as this affects their right to confidentiality.
It should be noted that all patients and visitors have privacy rights, and no recording of other patients can be made without their explicit consent. Likewise, no member of the public can photograph or make either a video or audio recording of any member of staff without the express permission of that person.