Virti

Innovation Type: Training Platform

Speciality: Mental Health

Innovation Origin: NHS Innovator Accelerator (NIA)

Digital tool providing mental health support and training services to health professionals and patients at scale

Virti is a virtual and augmented reality platform that transports users into realistic environments and uses computer vision to assess how the respond to stress to reduce anxiety and improve performance. The system is both patient and physician-facing. It is currently being used to:

• Scale mental health training;
• Scale simulation training to reduce anxiety and improve performance for students and health professionals;
• Scale delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to patients suffering with anxiety and phobias.

For more information, please visit: https://nhsaccelerator.com/innovation/virti/