Case Study: NHS Diabetes Program achieves 28% increase in clinicians' confidence managing diabetic emergencies with Oxford Medical Simulation VR training

Transforming Diabetes Education with VR Simulation

The NHS Diabetes Program sought to improve junior and non-specialist doctors' ability to manage type 1 diabetes emergencies amid high staff turnover and limited specialist availability. Oxford Medical Simulation was engaged to test whether VR simulation could provide efficient, scalable training using its OMS VR medical simulation platform.

Oxford Medical Simulation ran a pilot at University Hospital Southampton and Queen Alexandra Hospital with 39 junior clinicians using four immersive scenarios on the OMS VR platform; 100% of participants found the scenarios suitable and expected to apply the learning to practice (72% within a week, 100% within three months). Mean confidence in managing diabetic ketoacidosis increased from 3.92 to 5.41 on an eight-point Likert scale (a 28% rise), demonstrating measurable improvement in competence and prompting plans to expand the trial and compare VR with traditional simulation.

NHS Diabetes Program