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Start Where You Are: Building Virtual Patient Simulation Around the Equipment You Already Have.

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

Start Where You Are: Building Virtual Patient Simulation Around the Equipment You Already Have.

Most conversations about simulation investment are framed as though institutions are starting from an empty room. In practice, very few are. Most already have manikins and task trainers in regular use...

2 Oct 2026

How Simulation Can Empower Pharmacists for Healthier Futures

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

How Simulation Can Empower Pharmacists for Healthier Futures

Today is World Pharmacists Day , and the theme for 2026 is "empowering pharmacists for healthier futures." This means pharmacists having the skills, the confidence and the practical readiness to work ...

25 Sept 2026

The Importance of Stage-Specific Simulation in Paediatric Training

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

The Importance of Stage-Specific Simulation in Paediatric Training

Each stage of paediatric development brings a different airway, a different chest, a different set of interventions and a different margin for error. Paediatric training it isn't adult training scaled...

18 Sept 2026

What Is a Human Patient Simulator?

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

What Is a Human Patient Simulator?

Clinical educators are under growing pressure to prepare learners for real patient contact with fewer placement hours and tighter budgets. Human patient simulators have become one of the most effectiv...

4 Sept 2026

What Is Newborn Life Support Training and Why Does It Matter?

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

What Is Newborn Life Support Training and Why Does It Matter?

The first minutes after a difficult birth can determine the outcome for a newborn baby. Most babies transition to independent breathing without any assistance, but a proportion need help, and the wind...

21 Aug 2026

Designing a Clinical Simulation Suite: What to Consider Before You Invest

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

Designing a Clinical Simulation Suite: What to Consider Before You Invest

A new cohort of learners arrives at their placements each September, expecting more than a classroom with a manikin wheeled in for the afternoon. They expect a space that behaves like a ward, a bay or...

19 Aug 2026

What Is Medical Simulation Training and Why Does It Matter in Healthcare Education?

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

What Is Medical Simulation Training and Why Does It Matter in Healthcare Education?

There has been a lot of discussion recently about medical simulation , particularly in light of the changes to the T Level in Health curriculum, which made simulated practice a required part of the qu...

23 Jul 2026

Simulation-Led Learning Outcomes That Last Beyond the Classroom

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

Simulation-Led Learning Outcomes That Last Beyond the Classroom

Ask a clinical educator what they want most from a training programme and the answer is rarely a pass rate. It is learners who still remember how to act, months or years later, when a real patient nee...

10 Jul 2026

The Gap Between Theoretical Knowledge and Clinical Readiness

Simulaids Ltd, Bradley Lawrence

The Gap Between Theoretical Knowledge and Clinical Readiness

Ask any clinical educator about their biggest challenge, and you'll likely hear a familiar concern: learners arrive at their clinical placements with solid theoretical knowledge but lack the confidenc...

25 Jun 2026

T Level Health 2026: Moving from NCFE to Pearson and What It Means for Simulation and Assessment

Simulaids Ltd, Ryan Young

T Level Health 2026: Moving from NCFE to Pearson and What It Means for Simulation and Assessment

The new specifications for T-Level in Healthhave been published and as anticipated, there are a number of significant changes to how the qualification will be structured, assessed, and delivered from ...

27 May 2026