How virtual reality wards could help ease pressure on NHS hospitals training nurses

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Middlesex University London is calling for similar centres to open up around the UK, but some critics warn the virtual wards can never replace 'unpredictable human reactions'.

Middlesex University London is calling for similar centres to open up around the UK, but some critics warn the virtual wards can never replace"unpredictable human reactions".Why you can trust Sky NewsState-of-the-art nursing facilities that include mannequins modelled on real-life children, and dummies that have a pulse, could reduce the hours needed for trainee nurses to interact with real patients on wards.

One of the few places in the country providing training with augmented reality and simulation technology is Middlesex University London. She said:"Here they get the chance to be at the front of the bed as opposed to at the back looking on, and they get the chance to have hands-on and practice skills they might not otherwise get a chance to.

Students at the facility can be watched from a control room, where instructors use monitors to simulate changes in patients' health such as an anaphylactic shock.

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