virtual reality

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20 June 2022

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital unveils virtual replica of radiology department

Alder Hey Innovation has collaborated with PixelMax to create a virtual representation of its radiology department to prepare young patients.
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Virtual reality man
7 March 2022

Evelina London and King’s College London develop VR for heart surgery

Evelina London and King’s College London have joined forces to develop a new VR technology that enables surgeons to better
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23 December 2021

Hertfordshire care home residents treated to festive virtual reality displays

A care home in Hertfordshire was recently visited by virtual reality provider Escape2VR, which treated residents to festive displays.
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Somerset VR
17 August 2021

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust introduces VR training

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has introduced virtual reality (VR) training to improve learning amongst its junior doctors and medical students.
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A woman using a virtual reality headset used by North Lincolnshire COPD patients
10 February 2020

North Lincolnshire lung patients first in UK to be offered ‘virtual rehab’

Patients with COPD have the option of taking part in rehabilitation exercises from an immersive beachside environment using a virtual
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A mother and daughter explore the Little Journey app
16 January 2020

Sheffield Children’s launches Little Journey app for young patients

The Little Journey app is designed to help put children at ease before they come in for surgery by providing
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Meadow House patient Joy Pilgrim uses a virtual reality headset
22 October 2019

Virtual reality used to help manage pain at London hospice

Meadow House, a 15-bed inpatient unit and day hospice located at Ealing Hospital in London, has been trialling the use
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9 August 2019

Virtual reality app eases children’s anxiety before surgery

The Little Journey App includes a virtual reality doctor, nurse and anaesthetist, and gives a tour of the children’s day
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24 June 2019

Access to digital technologies will drive 4 key areas of health innovation

AI diagnostics; personalised medicine; nanotechnology; and virtual relief, will be at the forefront of “healthy life solutions”, according to a
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Medical woman using virtual reality
17 June 2019

Virtual reality tool improves carers understanding of dementia

The tool aims to increase empathy and understanding of lesser-know symptoms by enabling healthcare professionals to experience them first hand
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