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Carry On Doctor...<br />
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Dr Clare Bent at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is pioneering the unique procedure.<br />
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An NHS hospital has become the first in Britain to give anxious patients video goggles to distract them during operations.<br />
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Patients can watch a whole movie or TV box sets through the hi-tech headsets while they have surgery under local anaesthetic.<br />
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Horror films or laugh-out-loud comedies are not advised as they could make the casualty jolt and squirm around too much as they go under the knife.<br />
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The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is now trialling the Wi-Fi enabled goggles in the hope they will actually save money.<br />
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With the patient being more at ease they will not have to be sedated and will recover and leave hospital quicker, freeing up valuable bed space.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: PhilYeomans/BNPS

Carry On Doctor...

Dr Clare Bent at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is pioneering the unique procedure.

An NHS hospital has become the first in Britain to give anxious patients video goggles to distract them during operations.

Patients can watch a whole movie or TV box sets through the hi-tech headsets while they have surgery under local anaesthetic.

Horror films or laugh-out-loud comedies are not advised as they could make the casualty jolt and squirm around too much as they go under the knife.

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is now trialling the Wi-Fi enabled goggles in the hope they will actually save money.

With the patient being more at ease they will not have to be sedated and will recover and leave hospital quicker, freeing up valuable bed space.