Digital Health October 15, 2021
The Scottish Government has announced a ‘world-first’ deal with Big Health to provide digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia as part of its NHS services.
People across all 14 NHS Scotland Health Board areas will have instant access to Big Health’s digital therapeutics, which they can sign up for through self-referral or by visiting their GP.
Scotland is the first country in the world to implement fully digital solutions to provide help for anxiety and insomnia at no cost to the user, according to a joint statement from the Scottish government and Big Health.
The deal builds on the government’s Computerised CBT (cCBT) and Digital Mental Health programme, effectively scaling access to digital modules of care.
In October...