Scottish Centre for Simulation & Clinical Human Factors

In the heart of the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the Scottish Centre for Simulation & Clinical Human Factors is a state-of-the-art multi-professional training facility and the only high fidelity simulation centre in Scotland. It was established in 1998 and is increasingly recognised as a pivotal part of training a safe and capable healthcare workforce.

The centre boasts a range of mid and high fidelity mannequins including adult, child, baby and neonatal simulators. Courses are run for all levels of healthcare personnel and a range of specialities, including emergency medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and anaesthetics. The high-tech “robots” are used to simulate a range of medical conditions, including heart attacks and convulsions and the course participants’ actions are monitored and recorded. The participants then take part in a facilitated debrief where their decision-making and actions are analysed in order to see why things went well or perhaps were challenging.

Members of the public will be invited to take part in some simulated scenarios, as well as have a chance to use simple part-task trainers.