NHS offers new virtual reality treatment for patients with social anxiety
Oxford VR’s social engagement program helps people overcome anxious social avoidance by coaching them through a series of tasks in a virtual environment.
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Medway Community Healthcare pens agreement with Servelec for Rio EPR
Integrated care provider MCH is already in the process of implementing the Servelec Rio electronic patient record, which will go live later this year.
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Mental health trust introduces virtual reality for phobia treatment
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has introduced virtual reality as part of the treatments it offers patients suffering from various phobias.
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Derbyshire Healthcare to deploy TPP SystmOne across mental health
The trust will implement the SystmOne mental health module in 2020, allowing it to benefit from a single EPR across the majority of its services.
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Three in ten GPs recommend apps to ease pressure on CAMHS
In a survey of 994 GPs, 31% said they recommend patients use NHS approved apps to manage poor mental health if they’re facing delays for NHS treatment.
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Special Report: Mental Health
Patient-facing software is being increasingly used to support quick identification of someone who’s experiencing a downturn in their mental health. Claire Read explores whether patient-facing apps can be used to support earlier and more appropriate intervention in the event of mental ill health.
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Is the third sector the solution to 24/7 mental health care?
Ian Jackson explains how teaming telecommunications tech with third-sector services could enable joined-up, personalised mental healthcare.
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Dudley and Black Country Partnership go live with Rio EPR
The neighbouring trusts went live across Children and Young People services on 28 October and in Learning Disabilities services on 4 November.
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Over 300,000 service users treated through digital NHS therapy
New digital therapy programmes have been developed through a partnership between Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and SilverCloud Health.
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Paramedics to get access to mental health crisis plans
The National Record Locator Service enables paramedics and mental health nurses find out whether a patient has a mental health crisis plan, with a view to informing their care.
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