Young patients learn from lego

Staff and patients at the Royal Berkshire Hospital examining the Lego model MRI scanner, which came complete with its own doctor and Lego-sized MRI scan.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading has introduced a fun way of helping its younger patients prepare for scans. It asked Lego to create a model of an MRI scanner to help children understand what to expect.

Ashley Zdanowicz from the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Edward Parkin, who's a patient, tell us what they think.

A new model scanner made out of lego is helping to explain the scanning procedure for young patients. The model is being used for children having scans at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.