DIGITAL FUTURES

HUMAN CENTERED DIGITAL INNOVATION

The Digital Futures Lab is one of the first Immersive Technologies research spaces embedded within the NHS. Placed at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, it is supported by Health Education England to help inform national insights for R&D in immersive technologies. As part of our outputs, we have developed several interventions to meet the requirements of Torbay hospital’s key priority domains- healthcare workers, medical students, and patients.

Our aim is to deliver interventions that can be integrated seamlessly into various education and training programmes throughout the organisation. Ideally, immersive interventions should be usable and effective to ensure their long-term acceptability and implications on learning outcomes. This can be determined through investigation of the efficiencies and effectiveness of the interventions.

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We are sensitive towards the humanities or ‘humanistic skills’ theme of our focus, and much of our research interest lies in the human factors and non-technical affordances that immersive technologies has.

Meet the team

At Digital Futures we have a small but highly productive team, each person has a different set of skills, which helps us through all our projects.

Immersive Simulation Van for training and education

Scenario based virtual workshops

utilising 3D technology to enhance care pathways

Digitally enabled orientation and pathway familiarisation

Deep Dive sessions promote digital literacy and engagement amongst for the health care workforce

XR interventions for rehabilitation and recovery

Articles

Eye tracking wheelchair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEwxuXprezI A wheelchair that uses Eye tracking to aid people with motor neurone disease in order to give them the freedom of mobility for longer, the

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Rheumatology Questionnaire

The rheumatology questionnaire is a mixed-reality application developed in-house for the paediatric ward for reducing anxiety in adolescents. Patients often come in and are asked

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Partnerships

Our hours

Monday to Friday

8.30am – 5pm

Location

Digital Futures Hub

Horizon Centre
Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA

Contact us

Email: vr.tsdft@nhs.net

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