{"id":200415,"date":"2025-09-04T20:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200415\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:15:14","slug":"new-vr-headsets-easing-childrens-fears-at-uhg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200415\/","title":{"rendered":"New VR headsets easing children&#8217;s fears at UHG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New state of the art virtual reality headsets are having great success in easing children&#8217;s fears at UHG.<\/p>\n<p>The technology is known as &#8220;Smileyscope&#8221; &#8211; and aims to guide kids through common issues like needle phobia, or having bloods taken.<\/p>\n<p>It does this by introducing them to immersive virtual worlds, with interactions that are timed with the medical procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Clinical Nurse Manager Michelle Dillion says they first got the idea after seeing a specialist device used to distract children with autism.<\/p>\n<p>And she explained to David Nevin how she went looking for a headset that would work for all children attending the Paediatric Unit.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-vr-headsets-easing-children-039-s-fears-at-uhg.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square rounded-l-md max-h-36\"  alt=\"New VR headsets easing children's fears at UHG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-201638 size-full\" height=\"1280\" width=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757016914_475_new-vr-headsets-easing-children-039-s-fears-at-uhg.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-201640 size-full\" height=\"1279\" width=\"auto\" 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