Mental health guidance.

NHS England publishes eight principles for using digital technologies for mental health

Young people's mental health

North Central London ICB awards Kooth Digital Health online counselling and support service contract

Mental health guidance.

Guidance issued by MHRA to develop safeguards, regulation and evaluation of digital mental health technologies

Young people's mental health

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS and Birmingham Children’s Hospital collaborate to expand mental health app for young people

Text notifications for digital healthcare

South west NHS integrated care boards to introduce 24/7 crisis text services 

Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework.

Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework

Birmingham

Proposed mental health plans from Birmingham and Solihull ICB highlight digital as “major vehicle for change”

A clinician holds a digital representation of a brain between two hands signifying digital mental health

Digital mental health: plans for improved data quality, engagement challenges and attitudes, priorities in this space…

Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework.

Interview: James Reed, consultant forensic psychiatrist and physician executive at InterSystems on key opportunities within digital mental health

South West London ICSs digital strategy for 2025-2028: digital infrastructure, integrating systems, data strategy, empowering citizens, and innovation

SBRI Healthcare announces new funding for work-related digital innovations to support individuals with poor mental health

UCL partners with YouTube Health to improve access to mental health information online

Aerial view of Oxford

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to develop framework for digital mental health services worth £35m

NHS 111 service expanded to include 24/7 "full package" of mental health crisis support.

NHS 111 service expanded to include 24/7 single point of access for mental health support

Essex Partnership awards contract for digital/remote psychological therapies to existing provider Xyla Health.

Essex Partnership NHS awards contract for digital psychological therapies

Mental health guidance.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies launches chatbot and mental health app

A view of the London's south bank at dusk

Report from South London Listens highlights digital in work with local communities to improve access

Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework.

DrDoctor moves into mental health with acquisition of personal health record platform Maia

Oxford HIN collaborates with Otsuka on digital therapeutic app for depression

Mental health charity’s app library offers “trusted apps” for young people

Recently published research commissioned by the MHRA and NICE, and funded by the Wellcome Trust, has explored attitudes and experiences of "current and potential users" of digital mental health technology (DMHT).

Research explores attitudes and experiences around the use of digital mental health technology

North London Mental Health Partnership announces move to single EPR

News in brief: anxiety app for children in Gloucestershire, mental health support website in Portsmouth, ‘DadPad’ app in Coventry, and more

Humber Teaching NHS plans redesign of mental health crisis referral pathways

North London Mental Health Partnership has announced the launch of a new Digital Academy, delivered by Multiverse.

News in brief: digital health assessments in Birmingham, online staff appreciation hub in London, AI mental health support in Hertfordshire, and more

Ireland’s National Forensic Mental Health Service launches new electronic medical record

News in Brief: mental health chatbot in Bradford, roll-out of virtual wards in Derbyshire, online booking system for blood tests in Bolton, and more

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS’s insight report highlights digital in delivery access and data in promoting capacity

Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework.

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB opens £1m tender for digital mental health support for young people

Martin Dechant interview

“Digital mental health will be most successful when there’s good interplay between practitioners and academics” – Dr Martin Dechant on research in digital in mental health

Recently published research commissioned by the MHRA and NICE, and funded by the Wellcome Trust, has explored attitudes and experiences of "current and potential users" of digital mental health technology (DMHT).

Five-year suicide prevention strategy highlights value of digital resources, digital therapeutics and opportunities for ML and AI