The VR Insight Programme

This module takes healthcare professionals on an integrated journey following a patient with chronic pain, from initial presentation to diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.

• Participants will explore how to assess chronic pain effectively, distinguish between different pain types, and develop tailored treatment plans that balance pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.
• Stop & Think moments throughout the module challenge learners to reflect on key learning points, such as the complexities of pain management and the psychosocial aspects of chronic conditions.
• Embedded video content from leading pain management specialists provides expert commentary on identifying pain drivers, improving patient communication, and fostering long-term strategies to enhance quality of life.

This module guides learners through the clinical journey of a person with early dementia, from recognising early symptoms to diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing care.

• It highlights the importance of early intervention and provides practical tools for engaging with patients and families during challenging moments.
• Stop & Think moments encourage users to pause and consider best practices for delivering person-centred care and managing cognitive and behavioural symptoms.
• Embedded video content from dementia experts offers in-depth insights on topics including the formal dementia assessment and driving in dementia.

Advanced Dementia

This module guides learners through the clinical journey of a person with advanced dementia. The patient has gradually worsening cognition, speech and behavioural challenges, including non-compliance with regular medications.

Stop & Think moments encourage users to pause and consider best practices for delivering person-centred care and managing cognitive and behavioural symptoms.

With 75% of GP practice staff experiencing daily abuse and 83% of practices having had to remove patients due to repeated incidents, this training focuses on realistic, high-pressure scenarios encountered in primary care settings.

• Learners face three interactive role-play scenarios designed to provide healthcare professionals with the skills and confidence needed to de-escalate conflict effectively.
• Each scenario includes Decision Points, where learners must choose the best response from three possible options. Selecting the best practice response moves the narrative forward, while choosing one of the other two responses leads to a more negative outcome. Expert feedback is provided explaining why the response was less effective.
• Embedded video content from conflict resolution and communication experts provides detailed guidance on de-escalation strategies, emphasising active listening, maintaining professionalism and addressing the underlying causes of conflict.

This module ensures staff are prepared to handle challenging situations confidently and foster a safer environment.

This module takes healthcare professionals on an integrated journey following a patient with perimenopausal symptoms, from initial presentation to diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.

Participants will explore how to assess symptoms effectively, develop tailored treatment plans that balance pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, and emphasises the importance of shared decision-making.

Stop & Think moments throughout the module challenge learners to reflect on key learning points, such as the benefits and risks of HRT.

Embedded video content from leading menopause specialists provides expert commentary on understanding HRT.

This interactive 360 VR module provides an introduction to home visits in primary care to build understanding and confidence across a range of healthcare roles. Understand the patient within their psychosocial context and consider the challenges and opportunities that come with home visits.

This scenario is focused on a housebound patient who lives alone. She has been recently discharged from hospital having had a stroke and has made good recovery. Her neighbour calls the surgery and speaks to a receptionist to share some concerns, after popping in to see her that day. Her neighbour is worried that she is ‘in a pickle with her medications’. We then follow the patient and healthcare workers as they interact and address her needs.

This module guides learners through the journey of a man struggling to access healthcare. It aims to develop generalist skills in health equity and population health by highlighting the wider determinate of health for socially excluded groups and show how these can be addressed through personalised care.

Suicide prevention and mental health support for farming communities through immersive scenarios.

Produced alongside farmers; the project provides education to future doctors about some of the unique challenges faced by patients living in rural areas and the effect of these challenges on mental health.

Poor mental health is a significant concern in agricultural workers; The RABI Big Farming Survey (2021) found that 36% of farmers are ‘probably or possibly’ depressed, 47% report constant anxiety, and only 8% of women and 12% of men describe their mental wellbeing as good. The Farm Safety Foundation reports that 95% of young farmers believe mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing agriculture today.

Rural Minds began with the teams’ observations of the impact of poor mental health on the farmers they met in their daily clinical practice. This sparked a dialogue with community leaders from the Suffolk Agricultural Association, exploring potential solutions to support them. These conversations revealed the cultural stigma, emotional isolation, and systemic barriers that prevent many farmers from seeking timely help.

This module introduces learners to the menopause group clinic model, demonstrating how group care can improve support, education, and shared decision-making. It highlights the role of facilitation, peer interaction, and clinical expertise in addressing common challenges faced during menopause.

Learners will see how best-practice facilitation creates a safe, inclusive environment, how peer support enhances confidence, and how clinical input ensures accurate, personalised advice.

This module introduces learners to the diabetes group clinic model, demonstrating how group care can improve support, education, and shared decision-making. It highlights the role of facilitation, peer interaction, and clinical expertise in addressing common challenges faced by people living with diabetes.

Learners will see how best-practice facilitation creates a safe, inclusive environment, how peer support enhances confidence, and how clinical input ensures accurate, personalised advice for diabetes management.

This module follows a patient and family journey where Lynch syndrome is suspected, diagnosed and managed in the context of hereditary cancer risk. Learners experience key moments from primary care consultation through to genetic testing, results disclosure and shared decision-making about surveillance and treatment.

Through immersive scenes and reflective Stop & Think moments, participants practise explaining genomic concepts in plain language, exploring values and preferences, and coordinating care between primary care, genetics services and secondary care teams.

This module places the learner alongside patients and families in the final phase of life, focusing on recognising deterioration, planning ahead, and providing comfort-focused care. It explores conversations about priorities, goals of care and preferred place of care, alongside symptom management and team communication.

Through immersive scenes across home, community and acute settings, learners practise handling sensitive discussions, responding to distress, and coordinating multidisciplinary input to support dignity and person-centred end of life care.