New ‘crisis cards’ use augmented reality to provide mental health support
Simply using a smartphone to download the Zappar app, a patient can scan a card which brings to life an augmented reality human who can offer support.
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Open call for digital mental health solutions for young people
The West of England AHSNand mental health charities have launched Create Open Health, an initiative to help mental health solutions get off the ground.
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Call for investment in digital innovation for mental health services
A Mental Health Network report found NHS England should develop a national vision for digital mental health and expand the GDE programme.
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NICE recommends digital CBT for young people with mild depression
NICE believes digital services could mean children will avoid lengthy delays in care and also help reduce pressures on the NHS.
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New digital platform bolsters mental health data collection in Bradford
The new system allows data gathered by NHS-commissioned voluntary and community services in Bradford to flow into NHS Digital’s Mental Health Services Data Set.
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New National Locator Service links paramedics to shared care record
The new NHS Digital service enables paramedics and mental health nurses to find out whether the patient they are treating has a mental health crisis plan, by a means of helping inform their treatment.
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Special Report: Mental Health
Physical and mental healthcare interact in complex and significant ways, and yet traditionally the NHS has treated the two as separate issues. Can digital shared records help address this unhelpful separation and improve patient care? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
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Lincolnshire Partnership switches on new mental health EPR
Over 2000 members of staff can now access digital referrals, community and inpatient records of its 202,080 patients via the Servelec RiO clinical system.
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Virtual assistant tool launched to help with anxiety
Launched for both Amazon Alexa and Google Home, Mindscape, supports people suffering from panic attacks or struggling with anxiety.
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Doc on demand service ZoomDoc extends offering to mental health care
The paid-for service has partnered up with mental health care app Dr. Julian to provide online mental health appointments for patients.
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