To mark World Delirium Awareness Day 2026, Combined Healthcare is proud to announce that a welsh language version of its highly innovative Virtual Reality Delirium Training film has been launched in partnership with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
What is CVR Delirium Training?
Combined Virtual Reality (CVR) Delirium Training was launched four years ago on World Delirium Awareness Day 2022.
Since its launch, it has attracted over 140,000 views across more than 50 countries worldwide.
Designed and delivered entirely by Dr Becky Chubb, Consultant Psychiatrist and the in-house communications team at the trust, it is a highly innovative training VR film to help frontline healthcare staff create conversations, increase understanding and empathy towards those with delirium and encourage us all to ‘think delirium’.
The film places the viewer inside the head of a patient with delirium in a hospital bed. We see what the patient sees, hear the thoughts in her head and experience some aspects of what delirium causes her to see. This includes delusions that staff are conspiring to poison her and fellow patients and dispose of their bodies, that the building is under attack and that air raid sirens are going off.
The staff caring for this patient are unaware of these thoughts and perceptions and they struggle to understand why the patient is behaving as she does, so they respond in a less than helpful way. They also forget to place back her glasses or to turn on her hearing aide, adding to her distress. Eventually, a member of staff DOES recognise her distress and comes to her help.
You can watch the training video for free either in its original English version, in a Danish language version launched in partnership with Gødstrup Hospital, Norway in 2024 or in the new welsh language version below either through a VR headset (such as Apple Vision Pro or Oculus Quest) or in a normal web browser, using drag and move to experience the 360 degree effect.
Welsh language version
English language version
Danish language version
Commenting on the partnership between Combined Healthcare and Health Education and Innovation Wales, Geraint Jones, Learning Resource Developer (Innovation and Technology), HEIW said
“The tool gives staff a clearer sense of how disorientating and unsettling delirium can feel, including the impact of unfamiliar communication or environments. It offers valuable insight to support more compassionate, person‑centred care”
Nia Cole Jones, Head of More Than Just Words Strategy and Welsh Unit, HEIW, said
“For many patients, particularly those who may feel vulnerable or confused, being able to communicate in their first language is essential, not optional. Strengthening access to Welsh‑medium learning supports a confident bilingual workforce and improves the experiences of the people we care for.”
Dr Becky Chubb said
“I’m absolutely thrilled that our delirium education VR film has recently been translated into Welsh and is now being used by colleagues both internationally and throughout the UK. It goes to show the will and desire for members of the delirium community to collaborate in a bid to improve care for those affected by delirium. I can’t wait to see what further joint working is possible in the future.”
Dr Dennis Okolo, Chief Medical Officer at Combined, said
“At Combined, we’ve always been passionate about innovation and partnership. The continuing success of our ground-breaking Virtual Reality Delirium Training film is a fabulous example of that passion in action. What a great way to celebrate World Delirum Awareness Day.”
