Hospitals and psychiatric institutions the commissions ascertained, doctors are seen by law enforcement officers as valuable relief when they are available on site at short notice. Having to make decisions alone in cases of imminent danger is extremely stressful for police officers and can lead to misjudgement and the inadequate description of situations where there is a mental state of emergency. As to the question of what qualifies as mental illness pursuant to the Hospitalisation Act, there is extensive and ambiguous judicature (see Halmich, “Rechtsfragen im präklinischen Umgang mit Patienten”, RdM 2013, p. 138). Only professionals with the appropriate expert skills can assess whether the person involved has a psychiatric profile and is a threat to themselves or others. Medical specialists in psychiatric departments sometimes do not agree that the criteria for hospitalisation are given. Affected persons are then left on their own far away from their place of residence after the admission examination. In the course of an own motion investigation by the AOB, the Federal Ministry of the Interior explained that the Police Departments in the Laender Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vorarlberg have concluded agreements on the on-call duty of doctors (public medical officers in the District Authorities, office-based doctors). This should ensure improved medical care. The situation in the other Laender is more problematic. Some Laender assume that the Hospitalisation Act should be amended to increase the number of authorised doctors pursuant to Section 8. The necessary resources for fulfilling the provisions of the Hospitalisation Act would have to be provided by the Federal Government. The NPM also recommended amending Section 8 of the Hospitalisation Act and increasing the number of authorised doctors permitted to arrange forced hospitalisation. The financial means for hiring more public medical officers would have to be provided. Amendment of Hospitalisation Act necessary This recommendation by the NPM is in line with the decision of a working group with regard to the Hospitalisation Act that was established by the health officers of the Laender. According to this, a pool of doctors should be created that is authorised by the Land governors to perform examinations pursuant to the Hospitalisation Act. According to a written statement to the NPM, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection is considering increasing the number of doctors authorised to perform examinations pursuant to the Hospitalisation Act. Commission 1 reported that body cameras are worn permanently by employees of the security service in Innsbruck Regional Hospital and Hall Regional Hospital. Videos are recorded and stored for 170 hours in the event of an escalation. Persons displaying unruly behaviour are informed that the cameras will be activated. If this does not de-escalate the situation, the security service informs the persons a second time and activates the camera. Picture Body cameras for prevention and preserving evidence 44