Hate Needles?
TRY NEEDLE DISTRACTION
Needle Distraction is a free smartphone app that provides a virtual reality experience to distract you or your loved one during a medical procedure such as an injection.
Clinics who have received the Needle Distraction kit
How it works
STEP ONE
Download the free app for your iPhone or Android device.
STEP FOUR
Choose what environment you would like to experience
STEP TWO
Open the app and when prompted scan the QR code found on the waiting room poster
STEP FIVE
Place your smartphone into the headset and put the headset on
STEP THREE
Ask at reception for the virtual reality headset
STEP SIX
The VR scene plays while injection takes place
Incredible Scenes
Experience some of New Zealand's most amazing environments virtually with the Needle Distraction app
Remarkable Range, Otago
Mussel Point, Jackson Bay
Lake Paringa, Westland
Richard's Cave, Haast Beach
Waiho River, Franz Josef
Thunder Falls, Haast