A new chatbot function has been launched on the NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies website, designed to take website visitors through an online conversation and exercises to process referrals to the service. Once the referral is completed, patients are encouraged to download the ‘Everyday Mental Health’ app, which […]
Tag: digital mental health
Report from South London Listens highlights digital in work with local communities to improve access
South London Listens, an initiative bringing together two integrated care systems across the capital as well as three NHS mental health trusts and a range of other partners, has recently published a report highlighting the role of digital in driving change to tackle health inequalities. Beginning as an initiative to […]
DrDoctor moves into mental health with acquisition of personal health record platform Maia
Patient engagement platform DrDoctor has announced the acquisition of Maia from Mindwave Ventures, a personal health record platform custom built for mental health care that allows users to access appointments and triaging as well as documents, care plans, resources, questionnaires and more. The incorporation of Maia’s technology into DrDoctor’s platform […]
Oxford HIN collaborates with Otsuka on digital therapeutic app for depression
Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley (Oxford HIN) is to collaborate with Otsuka to evaluate the real-world implementation of a therapeutic smartphone app designed to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), with gathered insights to inform the expansion of access to the app across the UK and NHS. A regulated medical […]
Mental health charity’s app library offers “trusted apps” for young people
Papyrus, the national charity supporting young people at risk of suicide, has worked with the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop an app library containing “trusted apps” for young people to use to access a range of information, support, and advice on mental health. […]
Research explores attitudes and experiences around the use of digital mental health technology
Recently published research commissioned by the MHRA and NICE has explored attitudes and experiences of current and potential users of digital mental health technology (DMHT), aiming to “inform the design of future regulatory and evaluation frameworks for DMHT”. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, incorporated findings from a range […]
North London Mental Health Partnership announces move to single EPR
North London Mental Health Partnership has announced its intention to move to a single electronic patient record system for the partnership. The move means Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust will use the RIO electronic patient record system, with the partnership noting that it has “made the difficult decision to […]
News in brief: anxiety app for children in Gloucestershire, mental health support website in Portsmouth, ‘DadPad’ app in Coventry, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news stories that have caught our eye in March. My Medical Record integrates with NHS App at University Hospital Southampton University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the integration of its My Medical Record platform with the NHS App, […]
Humber Teaching NHS plans redesign of mental health crisis referral pathways
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is participating in NHSE’s 26-week Clinically-Led workforce and Activity Redesign (CLEAR) project, which will see the “revamp” of mental health crisis referral pathways, building on existing CLEAR work on developing new models of care and aiming to reduce waiting times for CAMHS in Hull and […]
News in brief: digital health assessments in Birmingham, online staff appreciation hub in London, AI mental health support in Hertfordshire, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news that has taken our interest recently from across the NHS. New system of digital health assessments in Birmingham Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has revealed that it is trialling a new system of digital health assessments, which asks […]
