NICE has recommended nine digital therapies to support adults with anxiety disorders and adults with depression. Six therapies have been recommended by NICE for anxiety: Beating the Blues, Space from Anxiety, Spring for PTSD, iCT-PTSD, iCT-SAD and Perspectives. Three digital therapies have been recommended for depression: Beating the Blues, Deprexis and Space from Depression. The therapies have […]
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Mid and South Essex ICS commissions patient portal
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System has commissioned the introduction of the Patients Know Best patient portal. The three-year deal across the region will see the portal introduced at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. It forms part of the ICS’s digital […]
Deep dive: coverage, benefits and research on patient portals
Here we take a deep dive into patient portals, exploring the current stats around coverage and functionality, the benefits highlighted in a case study from Hull University Teaching Hospitals, and recent research into the topic. In March, at HETT North, the NHS’s national director of transformation at the time, Tim […]
Study of maternity app at UCLH explores access and engagement among vulnerable pregnant women
A new study has been published that explores a digital maternity app in use at University College London Hospitals NHS FT, specifically focusing on access and engagement among vulnerable pregnant women. The research entitled ‘The impact of digital healthcare on vulnerable pregnant women: A review of the use of the MyCare app […]
“The irony of this is we launched the MindYourself App and I totally reached burnout” panellists discuss healthy digital innovation
On 20 April, we attended Bruntwood Sci-Tech’s event on healthy digital innovation, which featured a panel of speakers with unique and varied experience across psychological and digital tech sectors. Speakers included Dr Jan Smith, psychologist and creator of the MindYourself App; Alex La Via, founder of Live More Offline; and Tim Brazier, managing […]
Researchers develop speech analysis app to diagnose depression
Specialists from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and Semmelweis University are developing an app based on speech analysis, designed to help diagnose depression. The AI-based technology is hoped to speed up screening for the disorder, and is currently functional, however it requires further testing before launching the developers […]
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB awards digital mental healthcare service
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 3-year contract to Kooth PLC for its digital mental healthcare service for children and young people in the region. The £273,877 per annum contract for the digital service is set to continue the offer in the region, providing seven-day access […]
Trial launched to evaluate app for treatment for psychosis
A team of experts from King’s College London, University of Bath and The McPin Foundation have partnered with healthtech startup Avegen Health to develop and trial a new app aimed to help patients with feelings of paranoia. Through a clinical trial, the mobile app that aims to help users think of […]
UCLH pilots My Stroke Companion app to reduce stroke health inequalities
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot of My Stroke Companion, a project that aims to reduce health inequalities by connecting people with personalised health information. Developed by Cognitant and co-created by UCLH, the app is being trialed with 500 patients over the next year to provide […]
Lincolnshire ICB launches app for live urgent and emergency care waiting times
Lincolnshire ICB has announced the launch of an app to provide citizens across the region with live urgent and emergency care services waiting time and queue numbers. The WaitLess app has gone live with an aim to support people make an informed decision about where to seek the fastest treatment for minor […]
