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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Blended care: a remedy for mental health provision
Oh My Mood’s Jaime Essed explains why digital tools and face-to-face consultations could be the antidote for rising demand on NHS mental health services.
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Leeds and York Partnership ‘first’ for new mental health EPR
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will become the first NHS mental health provider in England to adopt CareDirector EPR software.
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Cambio signs ‘landmark’ PFM deal with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has signed a five-year contract with Cambio Healthcare Systems to implement its patient flow management (PFM) system.
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Sweet dreams are made of this: Using virtual reality to improve mental health
Can devices such as the ‘Dream Machine’ improve mental health? Shreshtha Trivedi sits down for a chat with inventor and virtual reality expert Dr Jamil El-Imad to hear his views on virtual reality and how it can democratise wellbeing.
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Homegrown app takes strain off wrists at mental health trust
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has developed a bespoke mobile app that’s eliminating handwritten notes by allowing clinical staff to record observations electronically.
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Servelec snags mental health EPR contract in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out a new electronic patient record system for mental health services, supplied by Servelec HSC.
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