Glamorgan Simulation Centre | About
The Tramsheds building was officially opened by the Rt.Hon Rodhri Morgan, AM, First Minister of Welsh Assembly Government on the 24th January 2003.
The Glamorgan Clinical Simulation Centre is housed inside the newly refurbished Tramsheds building and was officially opened by Dr. Brian Gibbons AM, Minister for Health & Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government on the 10th May 2006.
Based in the Faculty of Health Sport and Science at the University of Glamorgan, the Glamorgan Clinical Simulation Centre is a state-of-the-art education facility that can provide a number of teaching and learning benefits for multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
While patient contact and good technical and communication skills are essential for all healthcare professionals, modern simulation technology can now give tomorrow’s health workers a realistic head-start in the industry.
“To promote enhanced medical training implementing simulation within a realistic environment for an extensive range of healthcare professionals in order to improve their medical knowledge, performance and expertise and raise the quality of patient care and safety.”
The Centre offers a unique environment that replicates a wide range of realistic clinical settings (for example a dental surgery), and provides an excellent opportunity to take textbook theory and convert it into practical experience of a working healthcare environment.
The realistic clinical facilities are equipped with the latest technology and equipment and have been created to emulate current NHS specifications, giving students a valuable insight into working in an authentic hospital setting.
“To promote enhanced medical training implementing simulation within a realistic environment for an extensive range of healthcare professionals in order to improve their medical knowledge, performance and expertise and raise the quality of patient care and safety.”
The Centre offers a unique environment that replicates a wide range of realistic clinical settings, and provides an excellent opportunity to take textbook theory and convert it into practical experience of a working healthcare environment.
The realistic clinical facilities are equipped with the latest technology and equipment and have been created to emulate current NHS specifications, giving students a valuable insight into working in an authentic hospital setting.
Learning practical skills from experts is essential for beginners as well as for established professionals and the safe, supervised environment provided at the Centre gives students of all abilities an opportunity to practice new procedures before actually dealing with patients.
This training not only increases student confidence but also aims to increase patient safety, practice error management and improve professional clinical and team management skills.
