A team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust developed a virtual reality project to aid in clinical placement expansion. This initiative won the Technology and Data in Nursing category in the 2024 Nursing Times Awards.
Abstract
A key point of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is to increase undergraduate nursing, midwifery and allied health professional student capacity. A team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust developed a virtual reality learning programme to aid in clinical placement expansion, student competency achievement and positive placement experience, with the intention of retaining students as registrants and to maintain excellent patient safety through quality placements and education.
Citation: Dunning K et al (2025) Using virtual reality to enable effective learning environments for students. Nursing Times [online]; 121: 10.
Authors: Kelsey Dunning was practice development professional and project lead, she is now resuscitation officer; Adam Remmer is practice placement facilitator; Eleanor Dungca is lead professional for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals, education, all at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
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