A 38-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department by police after sustaining a forearm injury during an incident in a public place. He is agitated but clinically stable and requires wound assessment. A police officer remains in the cubicle wearing an activated body-worn video camera.

During the consultation, the patient becomes increasingly distressed and stops engaging with the clinical assessment. Nursing staff also report that the recording is distracting while they prepare wound care. The patient is partly undressed for examination, and the clinical team is concerned that ongoing recording may compromise dignity, confidentiality, and safe delivery of care.

According to RCEM guidance on police body-worn video cameras in the Emergency Department, what is the most appropriate initial action?