Summary:

«As NHS mental health services face record-breaking levels of demand, researchers from Maudsley Learning at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are building cutting-edge VR simulations to deliver diversity and inclusion training to frontline mental health staff.»

«With access to training currently proving a major barrier to care delivery and staff retention in the NHS, VR is being embraced as a low-cost and easily scalable solution by organisations including King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Health Education England, who are set to pilot the technology with their staff.»

«The Maudsley Learning team have partnered with immersive training pioneers Virti, and have created unique VR scenarios to be rolled out to staff members, who will be able to access them on VR headsets, or via mobile devices. The project is part of extensive research into how we can overcome ongoing and systemic inequalities in healthcare.»

Article written by Health Tech Digital

20|06|2022

Source:

Health Tech Digital

https://www.healthtechdigital.com/nhs-mental-health-workers-turn-to-vr-to-tackle-inequality-on-wards/