#Digitalmentalhealth: National Horizons

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#Digitalmentalhealth:
National Horizons
Dr James Woollard
Senior Clinical Fellow in Mental Health
Technology and Innovation
20th June 2017
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Digital
Behaviour +
Technology
=

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Digital Enablers Across the pathway
Digital Care Record
held by providers
Digital tools e.g. wearables and
other data producing
apps/products (integrated &
indep apps, social media etc)
Patient Held Record
Systems
Healthcare seeking activity
NHS Choices
information on
condition linking to
IAPT services
information
GP appointment
Social
Recommendation
Direct Self-Referral
Assessment
Awareness
Digitally enabled Therapy
Standalone
Digital
Enabled self-
directed
Program of
Interventions
(CCBT)
Blended
mix of
Face-to-
face and
digital
interventio
n program
Digitally
Enabled
Therapy with
Synchronous
Communicatio
n with therapist
Digital Public
Health
Campaign
Digitally
enabled
Personal
Health tracking
Socially/Peer-
mediated
awareness
Online screening forms
Telephone consultation
Digitally-enabled
consultation through
video or synchronous
messaging
Digitally Enabled
Therapy with
asynchronous
Communication
with therapist
Face-to-Face
therapy with
digital tools (e.g
mood diary app)
Maintenance of Wellness in
Recovery
Relapse warnings triggered
through behaviour tracking
via technology
Symptom monitoring
Promoting and continuing
gains through technology-
enabled support
DRAFT digital enabled IAPT
pathway

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2017
https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/new-programme-will-assess-how-
digital-therapies-can-help-treat-anxiety-and-depression

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• Bob Wacther review of NHS IT -
https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/info-
revolution/wachter-review/
• 7 mental health trusts – including Merseycare!
• Building a model for digital maturity in mental health
• Blueprinting to allow rapid spread to other trusts
Global Digital Exemplars
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2017

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• Improvement to NHS 111 mental health triage –
through online routes – intelligent systems
• NHS App library – apps.beta.nhs.uk
• Developer site with framework for evaluation -
https://developer.nhs.uk/apps/
• Wider changes to NHS.UK – e.g portal to access GP
records
Other Programs
29/06/
2017

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Digital Inclusion

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New Worlds, Old Skills

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Process for
Quality &
Safety Assurance
for Technology
Patient Access,
Choice,
& Outcomes
Process for
Quality & Safety
Assurance for
Technology
Effective,
Intelligence Driven
Regulation of
Digitally-Enabled
Services
Interoperability
Standards
for IT systems
& Data
Evidence-Base
Clinical Guidance
for safe effective
care

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jameswoollard@nhs.net