Augmented reality Archives

8 July 2025

Augmented reality mental health crisis training app developed

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT and Teesside Uni have co-developed an augmented reality mental health crisis simulation training

26 June 2023

Dorothy, Care City, TPXimpact awarded £80k fund for AR dementia tool

Thanks to an £80k Discovery Award by Longitude Prize on Dementia, Dorothy, Care City and TPXimpact will develop an augmented

7 July 2022

South London and Maudsley to take part in 5G hospital trial

South London and Maudsley has formed a partnership with Virgin Media O2, which will see one of its sites undergo

1 April 2019

New ‘crisis cards’ use augmented reality to provide mental health support

Simply using a smartphone to download the Zappar app, a patient can scan a card which brings to life an

The Microsoft HoloLens headset using a combination or VR and AR

15 August 2018

Alder Hey surgeons get hands-on with Microsoft’s mixed reality tech

Microsoft HoloLens is being introduced to operating theatres in a bid to make more patient information available to surgeons during

19 February 2018

How VR and AR could transform the health sector

Anna Knack of RAND Europe looks at how virtual reality and augmented reality could transform the healthcare sector, from improving

12 February 2018

London surgeons using Microsoft mixed reality tech for safer operations

Surgeons in London are using Microsoft HoloLens to look inside patients before they operate on them, in an effort to

5 February 2018

Where is the business case for medical VR?

Todd Richmond, member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and director of the mixed reality lab at

8 March 2017

Top ten technologies at London’s Digital Health Technology Show

Reporter, Laura Stevens, reviews the top ten technologies at London's Digital Health Technology Show with virtual reality, augmented reality and