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Facing an extended lockdown, unable to see friends and family, job uncertainty; many of us are finding... -
Overcoming isolation: Artist with Motor Neurone Disease who paints with her eyes voices support for Lifelites
Sarah Ezekiel was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2000, when she was 34 years old. At... -
Reducing Barriers And Injustices For Disabled People
The Prime Minister is launching a new package of measures in a bid to reduce the injustices...
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RealWear, the pioneer of assisted reality wearable solutions for frontline industrial professionals, has launched three new products to advance its drive to become the de facto productivity platform for...
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The Personalised Care Institute (PCI), commissioned by NHS England, has launched lifelike virtual reality training on shared decision making (SDM) for healthcare professionals – after research found that nearly...
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully used virtual reality (VR) technology for the first time to provide immersive learning experiences for staff in equality, diversity and...
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Pioneering care provider, Hartford Care, has partnered with US-based technology company MyndVR, the award-winning provider of VR-based, digital therapeutic experiences designed for the aging population, to deliver virtual reality...
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Health tech specialist Dignio has linked up with AliveCor to integrate its KardiaMobile device into the MyDignio smartphone app. The move will allow seamless transmission of electrocardiograms (ECG) recorded...
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Antser has recently undertaken a new project with The West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership (WMSWTP), including Staffordshire University and Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Family Services, to implement...
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NHS LLR has appointed Spirit Health to be its technology partner to support the introduction of virtual wards across 16 health categories, and in an area supporting more than...
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The use of an immersive virtual reality cycling technology has been shown to increase levels of physical activity and reduce feelings of pain, anxiety and depression in elderly people...
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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...
Virtual reality for healthcare
Virtual reality
is increasingly being used for a large variety of healthcare applications. It is being used to reduce fears and anxiety, to relieve pain and for training. There is a growing amount of practical case studies coming to light of how this technology can be used to improve physical and mental health.
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