virtual reality (VR)

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15 April 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•

Today's coffee briefing covers Ezra's AI-powered full-body MRI scan, an immersive VR experience at NHS Lanarkshire, and progress for PocDoc.
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Group photo of the Reneural team and clinical partners in a bright clinical setting. Two people at the front are kneeling and holding VR headsets labelled ā€œRENEURAL,ā€ while others stand smiling behind them, including physiotherapists and staff in uniforms and ID badges.
31 March 2025

VR stroke rehabilitation platform awarded NHS England funding

Reneural has been awarded funding from NHS England to develop its virtual reality stroke rehabilitation platform for patients.
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18 March 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•

Today's news briefing covers a VR pilot study at East Kent Hospitals and the factors most likely to prompt negative
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3 December 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•

Today's news roundup covers an intelligent bedside medicine cabinet at Royal Aberdeen Childrenā€™s Hospital and Europe's new Ā£6.5m XR project.
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A woman wearing a Neurotherapeutics device sitting at a laptop
18 November 2024

SLAM awarded Ā£1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs

NIHR has awarded Ā£1.3 million to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to fund new research technology and equipment.
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31 October 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•

Today's news round-up covers a pioneering ultrasonic blood pressure monitor and NHS Confederation's take on the Autumn Budget 2024.
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VR at Apax
6 September 2024

VR project aims to improve mental health for homeless

A virtual reality initiative has been launched to help homeless people improve their mental health and prepare for independent living.
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6 September 2022

Guyā€™s and St Thomasā€™ conducts surgical training using virtual reality

Guyā€™s and St Thomasā€™ NHS Foundation Trust has been training its surgeons of the future using innovative virtual reality (VR)
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20 August 2022

NHS to pilot smart goggles to free up time for community nurses

The NHS is trialling the use of cutting-edge high tech smart goggles that will be worn by community nurses on
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Oxford VR offers virtual reality environments that help patients overcome anxious social avoidance
13 March 2020

NHS offers new virtual reality treatment for patients with social anxiety

Oxford VR's social engagement program helps people overcome anxious social avoidance by coaching them through a series of tasks in
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