93% of Gyeonggi Province Residents Willing to Consent to CCTV Recording During Surgery

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] More than 9 out of 10 residents of Gyeonggi Province responded that they would "consent to CCTV recording in the operating room" if they were to undergo surgery.

The province conducted a public opinion survey on operating room CCTV awareness targeting 2,000 residents from September 25 to October 7. According to the results announced on the 28th, 93% of survey respondents said they would consent to CCTV recording if they underwent surgery. This represents a 6%p increase from the 87% consent rate in the 2018 survey.

Regarding Gyeonggi Province's operating room CCTV installation and operation, 90% of residents gave a positive evaluation of "doing well," a figure 8%p higher than a survey conducted in December of last year.

When asked about the most anticipated benefits of operating room CCTV installation and operation, the top responses were ▲clarification of causes and dispute resolution in case of medical accidents (43%), followed by ▲raising awareness to prevent medical accidents (24%) ▲prevention of human rights violations and crimes by medical staff (21%) ▲fulfillment of patients' right to information (13%), in order.

On the other hand, primary concerns included ▲surgical video leakage and personal information breach due to poor management (45%) ▲passive medical practice by doctors (25%) ▲possibility of unnecessary lawsuits and medical disputes (15%) ▲potential perception of medical professionals as prospective criminals (8%) ▲privacy invasion of medical staff (6%), in order.

Residents also showed overwhelming support for the need to expand operating room CCTV.

In response to the province's continuous expansion efforts including ▲operating room CCTV installation and support projects for private medical institutions ▲calls for legislative mandate on operating room CCTV, 94% responded that it is "necessary."

Regarding the installation and operation of CCTV in neonatal units at Pocheon Hospital of Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center and Yeoju Public Postpartum Care Facility, 95% responded that expansion of neonatal unit CCTV installation to all public hospitals is "necessary."

Furthermore, regarding overall promotion of the province's public health and medical policies, including operating room CCTV operation, ▲response to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 ▲postpartum care expense support and opening of public postpartum care facilities ▲24-hour doctor helicopter service, 90% gave positive responses that the province is "doing well."

Since October 2018, when it began with the operating room at Anseong Hospital of Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, the province has installed and operated operating room CCTV in all six hospitals under the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center.

During a "legislative support meeting on mandatory CCTV installation in medical institution operating rooms" held in July, Governor Lee Jae-myung stated, "This is necessary for both patients and medical professionals, and something everyone agrees with. I hope the National Assembly will process this swiftly," requesting expedited legislation from the National Assembly.

This survey was conducted by Gyeonggi Province through Korea Research, a public opinion research organization, using an online survey method, with a sampling error of ±2.19%p at a 95% confidence level.