Oxevision patient monitoring does more harm than good in mental health wards

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NHS England identified 57 national incidents where hospital staff used Oxevision's 15-second video preview function on devices instead of conducting mandatory in-person patient observations.

Five patients killed themselves or died unexpectedly over two years while surveilled by Oxevision infrared cameras at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Barrister Brenda Campbell KC told the Lampard Inquiry that Oxevision bedroom cameras cause significant privacy invasions and create a coercive power imbalance on psychiatric wards.

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Outro plans to use its $7 million in capital to expand its network of deprescribing clinicians and develop artificial intelligence clinical decision support tools.

Approximately one in six Americans take an antidepressant medication, and average duration of use has surpassed five years.

Outro's deprescribing platform incorporates personalized hyperbolic tapering plans, compounded medication doses, patient monitoring, and specially-trained clinicians.

Outro plans to expand its tapering model into additional medication classes beyond antidepressants, including benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and GLP-1s.

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A NHS report into mental health services following Suzanne Brown's killing identified eight failures, including a lack of risk assessments or professional monitoring after Jake Neate's clozapine was stopped.

A July 2026 letter from Jake Neate's doctor at Rampton hospital described his mental health disorder as very resistant to treatment despite overall progress and recent episodes of decline.

Outro's flagship Taper Management program for psychiatric medication deprescribing is available in 14 U.S. states.