14th March 2025 - LSBU Health Simulation Workshop
KS4 students attended a Health Simulation Workshop at London South Bank University (Croydon Campus). The day began with a presentation on widening participation and then an information session on health, care, and nursing qualifications. This provided students with an overview of LSBU, the educational pathways on offer, and the practical and technical skills they would develop. Next, students visited a training ward where they were able to physically experience the impact of various health conditions:
- Experiencing the challenges of wearing a bariatric empathy suit to perform everyday tasks like getting out of bed and putting on socks.
- Using ‘fragility’ gloves that emit a small electrical pulse to simulate shaking, making it difficult to perform simple tasks like pouring water.
- Wearing a geriatric empathy suit with restraints and vision impairment goggles to replicate the discomfort older individuals face in daily life.
Students then visited a training ward with life-sized manikin simulators, crash trolleys and all the equipment you would expect to find on a real hospital ward. They interacted with the ‘patients’ by taking blood pressure, listening to heartbeats, performing CPR, and learning the ABCDE model. This visit was thoroughly enjoyed by all but more significantly, provided students with:
- A valuable insight into university pathways, further learning, career progression, and enrichment opportunities.
- Hands-on experimental learning that deepened students’ social empathy.
- Awareness of the advances in science and technology.