PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Thomas
TI  - Covert video surveillance--an assessment of the Staffordshire protocol.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.22.1.22
DP  - 1996 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 22--25
VI  - 22
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/22/1/22.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/22/1/22.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1996 Feb 01; 22
AB  - An assessment of a protocol devised to guide practitioners thinking of using covert video surveillance. Such surveillance is particularly used to help identify cases of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. The protocol in question has been written by staff at the Academic Department of Paediatrics, North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent in association with their local Area Child Protection Committee and has been commended by the Department of Health to others wishing to implement covert video surveillance.