This report examines the current landscape of data-driven technologies and their applications in mental healthcare, highlighting areas where these tools offer the most potential for the NHS and its patients.
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The trust’s emergency department psychiatry service in Oxfordshire offers support to people who arrive at A&E departments in Oxford and Banbury.
Technology Assisted Psychiatry (TAP) enables speedier consultation and support for patients thanks to video conferencing between the A&E and psychiatrists.
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The article reports that the National Health Service (NHS) England has selected seven mental health trusts to pilot digital services for mental health patients. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Leicester city patients who experience mild depression, anxiety and stress are set to benefit from an online mental health service which aims to support them at the click of a button, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and even on the go.
The new online programme called SilverCloud will now be offered as part of the Leicester City Open Mind service, delivered by the Trust and funded by Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). During the pilot in 2016/17 40 patients were referred into and successfully completed courses through the SilverCloud service.
ChatHealth now receives on average one or two text messages per week. Due to the low number of text messages we have made the decision to cease the service and utilise our resources more effectively in delivering tailored support to schools’ individual needs.
Cumbria County Council is in the process of reviewing the online emotional support offer that will be available for young people; in the near future more information will be circulated as appropriate.
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New virtual clinics in the Memory Matters team at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust means patients suspected of having dementia are able to be diagnosed four times faster than before.
NHS England has announced new funding for seven mental health trusts to enable these organisations to pioneer world-class, digital services to improve care for patients experiencing mental health issues.
This will include, for the first time, all key professionals involved in a patient’s care having access to real-time records – from triage and initial assessment, through to admissions or referrals, as well as transfer between services and follow up care.
The trusts will also develop remote, mobile and assistive technologies to empower patients to manage their conditions and enable family and carers to provide the best possible support.
Here is a round up under the key themes and areas identified by Simon Stevens with links to services and solutions [some digital] that work.
Includes sections for mental health services, dementia, end of life care, primary care, discharge planning/frailty.
Children and young people in North East Lincolnshire can now benefit from online mental health counselling, thanks to partnership working between LPFT and XenZone's innovative Kooth service.
Kooth provides free, year-round support from qualified professional counsellors, available to those aged 11 to 25 and all accessible via a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
The anonymous, stigma-free service offers immediate support to users straight after registration, with no waiting lists.
Four innovative schemes in another mental health trust, including using cartoons in LD (internet cartoon package), use of a board game to facilitate challenging discussions in dementia, therapeutic horse care and co-produced recovery courses for people with EUPD
The tool allows patients to create digital diaries to help them spot and unpick patterns in their lives, session planning tools to allow them to take control of the agenda and goals which can be sent at timely intervals to motivate them to make positive change.Used in 12 trusts to date Buddy has supported thousands of patients while significantly improving both attendance and recovery rates. Although originally designed for IAPT Buddy has spread rapidly and is now embedded in range of services with users aged between 9 and 72.
Lisa Marzano on a recent survey of Internet use in people with psychosis and depression, which explores the extent of the digital divide in mental health.
oining the Dots is a range of digital tools that has been developed with teams of dedicated service users, carers and staff in Bristol Mental Health (BMH). These tools help mental health services to work in an integrated way, using health data and information to improve care for the people who need it most.
The new service will have a wide presence across Wandsworth providing face-to-face counselling in a range of venues as part of this service. They have partnered with The Awareness Centre, one of the leading providers of counselling and psychotherapy in London, who works directly with a wide range of groups to offer tailor-made services.
To make sure the service is accessible as possible Talk Wandsworth will deliver the latest innovative online therapy options including SilverCloud, Ieso and Skype. This 24/7 technology will make it easier for people to choose what type of support they want, when they want it and how they would like this to take place.
An online psychological family therapy service, which is proven to reduce anxiety levels by 29 per cent and depression levels by 35 per cent is being trialled throughout Lincolnshire by LPFT.
The project, in collaboration with Healios has come about thanks to funding and support from the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN).
The projects, one which looks at managing physical healthcare problems for mental health patients, and the other, an online training package for health professionals to help improve the care planning process, have both been given the accolade ‘highly commended’.
Dr Jaspreet Phull, has developed an interactive app for service users to complete, which includes a questionnaire relating to their physical healthcare needs. This enables mental health professionals to have a full picture of the kind of care plan required for patients accessing mental health services.
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Our service is provided by South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) in partnership with Atrium Clinic and Therapy Centre, and local MIND services.
2gether NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with award-winning digital support service, Big White Wall, to offer 24/7 support to veterans living in Herefordshire.
Big White Wall provides a supportive, anonymous online community where members can share experiences and get support, whatever they are going through. There is a library of information and clinical tests. Veterans can also join online courses especially designed for the Armed Forces community, covering everything from depression, stress and anxiety to decreasing drinking or getting a better night’s sleep. Wall guides are available 24/7 to offer support and keep the community safe.
Dr Martin Myers, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Director of Clinical Biochemistry at Lancashire Teaching Hospital, is using over 14 years’ worth of experience of working with black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, to develop a new service that will take testing for conditions such as diabetes and CVD out to people with mental health problems.
The service will see health teams taking testing kits out to pop-up clinics across the North West – for example to clinics where mental health service users attend appointments to get their drug injections.
The aim is to take testing out to people, rather than relying on them to attend their GP or hospital appointments. It could eventually see people being tested in their homes.
People who want to improve their mental health can now take a new online programme being offered by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The free treatment is from CPFT’s Psychological Wellbeing Service and is available to anyone over the age of 17 who is registered with a GP in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough.
The online system, SilverCloud, can help those experiencing stress, depression or a wide range of anxiety disorders.
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As a way of continuously improving the care it delivers Kent and Medway Partnership Trust have developed a Patient Portal which provides patients with 24/7 internet access to a wealth of information including, but not limited to: care plans, appointments and booking; information sharing; and notifications.
This randomised controlled trial tested the effectiveness of the reminder message sent to outpatients. Results showed if the message included the specific cost to the NHS of not attending then the patient was more likely to attend or rearrange their appointment – rather than miss it.
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