On 7th February 2025 NHS England (NHSE) published new principles on the use of digital technologies in mental health inpatient… more
News Type: Surveillance and policing
NSUN supports recommendations from new Medact report, ‘Criminalising Distress’
Medact have published a new report, ‘Criminalising Distress‘, which builds on the work of the StopSIM coalition to explore both… more
Disability and Migration network condemns Rwanda Bill
The Safety of Rwanda Bill has passed its remaining parliamentary stages. This follows a long fight from campaigners to challenge… more
Joint statement: rethinking responses to mental health crises following police withdrawal
NSUN has released a joint statement with thirty other organisations calling for a rethink of the UK’s approach to responding… more
No surveillance in healthcare: NSUN’s response to proposed data sharing between NHSE & the Home Office
By Kieran Lewis, NSUN’s Rights and Migration Policy Officer Recent reports that the Home Office is attempting to access migrants’… more
Open letter on the use of Oxevision in inpatient settings
By Stop Oxevision and supported by the National Survivor User Network. This is an open letter to NHS England and… more
NSUN response: Met police to stop attending emergency mental health calls
Over the weekend, the news broke that the Metropolitan police plans to stop attending 999 calls about mental health emergencies… more
Outsourcing morality: the dangers of private detention in mental health and beyond
By Kieran Lewis, Policy Assistant Content note: this article references neglect, abuse and deaths in detention (mental health facilities, immigration… more
Open letter on self-harm and the Online Safety Bill: A call for caution, nuance, and care
Content note: This letter discusses both self-harm and suicide, including methods, wounds, and deaths. By Make Space, the National Survivor… more
Illegal Migration Bill: What Does it Mean and What Happens Now?
By Kieran Lewis, Policy Assistant On the 27th of March, the Government’s proposed Illegal Migration Bill entered the committee stage… more
Open letter to the Prime Minister on benefit uprating
NSUN has today signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him to increase benefits in line… more
Surveillance in mental health settings – NSUN response to JCHR inquiry
NSUN’s written evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) inquiry into the protection of human rights in care… more