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ICO Investigates Oxevision Patient Monitoring System in NHS Mental Health Trusts
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Health·6h agoAI summary

ICO Investigates Oxevision Patient Monitoring System in NHS Mental Health Trusts

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is investigating Oxevision, a camera and sensor system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts to monitor patients in their bedrooms, over data protection concerns. Patients describe it as 'creepy' and 'spying,' while a bereaved mother claims it contributed to her daughter's paranoia before suicide. Oxehealth (now LIO) states the technology enhances safety and frees up staff time.

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Guardian UK
UK Government Provides £4m Emergency Funding for Police in Northern Ireland After Disorder
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Politics·21h agoAI summary

UK Government Provides £4m Emergency Funding for Police in Northern Ireland After Disorder

The UK government is allocating £4m in emergency funding to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to cover costs incurred during recent public disorder in Belfast. The violence, sparked by shared footage of a knife attack, led to attacks on homes, businesses, and vehicles, as well as racist assaults on healthcare workers. The funding will support overtime and mutual aid, with 115 households seeking housing assistance due to the unrest.

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BBC UK News
Ireland's EU Presidency: A Narrow Window for Big Decisions
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Politics·2d agoAI summary

Ireland's EU Presidency: A Narrow Window for Big Decisions

Ireland assumes the EU Council presidency on July 1, facing a critical juncture with a narrow window for major decisions due to the upcoming 2027 French presidential election. Dublin aims to advance key issues like EU enlargement and the next long-term budget, but political caution in Paris, influenced by far-right polling, limits negotiation time. The departure of Hungary's former PM Orbán has created new momentum on stalled files, presenting an opportunity for progress.

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Politico EU