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Virtual reality man
11 June 2019

Virtual reality app aims to entice international GPs to the UK

The interactive video follows a patient through their interactions with the multidisciplinary team; from the moment they make a GP
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24 April 2019

VR surgical simulator first to receive Royal College accreditation

It’s the first simulation with HapticVR to receive CPD points and will cover the Fundamental Surgery total hip replacement training
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5 February 2019

NHS Highland launches VR headsets to help patients prep for MRI scans

Patients will be given a virtual MRI experience using virtual reality headsets in a bid to reduce the number of
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Stroke VR
18 October 2018

Virtual reality for stroke patients one step closer thanks to £400k funding

The Countess of Chester Hospital and University of Chester will explore how VR can help patients practice and relearn daily
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The Microsoft HoloLens headset using a combination or VR and AR
15 August 2018

Alder Hey surgeons get hands-on with Microsoft’s mixed reality tech

Microsoft HoloLens is being introduced to operating theatres in a bid to make more patient information available to surgeons during
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Royal Free Hackathon
16 July 2018

Royal Free help organise ‘hackathon’ to develop VR tools for patients

Researchers from the trust worked together to coordinate the UK Hackathon on 4 and 5 July 2018 at Brunel University
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Virtual reality man
30 May 2018

Sweet dreams are made of this: Using virtual reality to improve mental health

Can devices such as the ‘Dream Machine’ improve mental health? Shreshtha Trivedi sits down for a chat with inventor and
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Medical woman using virtual reality
19 February 2018

How VR and AR could transform the health sector

Anna Knack of RAND Europe looks at how virtual reality and augmented reality could transform the healthcare sector, from improving
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14 February 2018

NIHR awards £4m to development of virtual reality treatments from NHS

The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £4 million to the development of virtual reality (VR) treatments from
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The Microsoft HoloLens headset using a combination or VR and AR
12 February 2018

London surgeons using Microsoft mixed reality tech for safer operations

Surgeons in London are using Microsoft HoloLens to look inside patients before they operate on them, in an effort to
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