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Clinical Skills and Simulation

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Simulation recreates real-world scenarios at L&D, fostering a secure learning environment by replicating clinical situations. The Sim Suite, with high and low fidelity manikins, represents diverse patient scenarios, preparing learners for real-world situations. Whether training individually or in a team, learners practice essential soft skills and develop practical and technical skills to boost confidence. With our expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, learners face complex medical cases in a risk-free environment. The L&D Med ED team ensures learners are well-prepared for real-world challenges.

Explore our versatile simulation sessions, offered both in-situ and in Virtual Reality (VR).

Meet our High fidelity Manikin

Explore Virtual Reality Simulation

Please email ren.estacio@ldh.nhs.uk for more details.

If you’re interested in running a course, contact:

We provide a comprehensive array of services, including:

  1. High Fidelity Simulation for Undergraduate Medical Students
  2. Foundation Year Simulation program, integrating both High Fidelity and Virtual Reality.
  3. A diverse selection of partial task trainers, including models for Chest Drain & Needle Decompression, Epidural & Lumbar Puncture, and more
  4. Specialized courses such as the Core Medical Trainee Simulation Programme, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Course, and ACCS Simulation Course.
  5. Multi-speciality SIM: Emergency Medicine Trauma and Team Leadership Simulation
  6. Courses for allied health professionals: Virtual Reality Simulation for Pharmacists;

Children’s Assessment Knowledge & Examination Skills (CAKES) Course;

  1. SIM faculty development courses
  2. External course collaborations, such as Ready for Registrar day and Advanced Paediatric and Adult Life Support courses, facilitating local staff access to regional and national training opportunities.
Bedford Hospital

Simulation recreates real-world scenarios at Bedford Hospital, delivering learning in a secure environment replicating clinical situations. The Bedford Sim Suite (add pic of room), whether training individually or in a team, learners will practice essential soft skills and develop practical and technical skills to boost their confidence. With our expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, learners face complex medical cases in a risk-free environment, with trainers on hand to help monitor, share knowledge and guide where needed.

 

VR Objectives:

  • Introduce foundation doctors to use VR in healthcare
  • Practice clinical situations that feels closer to reality
  • Learn from peers
  • Interact with group facilitator
  • Not assessed

Objectives for high fidelity

Explore virtual reality simulation

  • Immersive experience
  • Learn from peers
  • More of a reality experience in healthcare
  • Can be used for learning from errors or to prevent errors in a safe environment and promote patient safety
  • Encourages health professional to use a structured approach in assessing patients
  • Develop awareness of human factors

Testimonials

  • “Really fun, easy to follow, the layout makes sense. Facilitators helped located things as well, so it didn’t feel hierarchy held back by not knowing where things were. It generally felt realistic, guidelines and relevant medications feel easier to find. What I took away with me: logical structure, senior advice and support, good plans.”
  • “This VR session was a very useful simulation. The VR aspect made the experience more engaging than usual simulation lessons and the feedback at the end of the session made it very informative learning experience.”
  • “Found the session really useful, nice to learn in a simulated environment particularly with the VR headsets. Easy to follow and good support if we were unsure/needed guidance. Nice to be in a small group more personal and easier to ask questions.”
  • “The session was very useful to practice scenarios, the scenarios were good to follow and it felt real, with good guidance. What I took away with me: a very thorough history to have a good differentials before starting management. I really enjoy Bedford Hospital. It is a very well supported and the staff are lovely.”
  • “I found the session really helpful, especially because these are scenarios that will help me in on call situations. It’s given me confidence that I could handle those common scenarios in real life. It definitely felt real but you’re also well supported throughout.”

We provide a comprehensive array of services, including:

  1. High Fidelity Simulation for Undergraduate Medical Students
  2. Foundation Year Simulation program, integrating both High Fidelity and Virtual Reality.
  3. A diverse selection of partial task trainers, including models for Chest Drain & Needle Decompression, Lumbar Puncture, and more
  4. Specialized courses such as the Core Medical Trainee Simulation Programme and ACCS Simulation Course.
  5. Multi-speciality SIM: Emergency Medicine Trauma and Team Leadership Simulation
  6. Courses for allied health professionals
  7. Multi Professional Simulation Day
  8. New to the NHS Simulation
  9. Palliative Care Simulation
  10. Learning from historic incidents, with real cases with a MDT approach.

For further details or if you would be interested in running a course, please email: