My project concerned the delivery of psycho-therapeutic interventions for mild to moderate stress, anxiety and depression via digital platforms known as e-therapies. More specifically, it concerned the use of e-therapies by older adults, a sector of the population hitherto neglected both in the design of e-therapies and in research of this nature. The primary aim…
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My proposed direction for the NHS Health Apps Library.
It’s an interesting time to be watching the NHS as it goes through a transition to become more digitally orientated. One area of this shift I am particularly interested in is the management of health apps, concerning which there are currently two projects: The existence of these two projects provides an opportunity to build something…
Continue ReadingMy NHS Mental Health Exemplar pitch
Back in January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to pitch my ideas to an NHS Mental Health Trust to form part of their exemplar bid. I was given less than 24hrs to come up with something that could be presented to their board. I managed it but unfortunately my ideas were not consider. Below is…
Continue ReadingHow to make your IAPT service more digitally accessible and innovative
This article acts as an extension of my recent publication and discusses how IAPT managers can make their services more digitally accessible and innovative by implementing low key and advanced changes. Low key changes Ensure your service information is up to date on NHS Choices Service users use NHS Choices to identify local services in…
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