World Economic Forum August 5, 2020
Joseph Hayes Clinical Research Fellow Consultant, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London (UCL)

  • Meeting the increasing demand for mental health services as a result of the pandemic will not be possible using traditional methods.
  • Despite existing reservations among clinicians, there is now clear evidence for the efficacy of telepsychiatry.
  • It could become the first phase in a revolution in the way psychiatry is delivered.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way medical care can be provided in an unprecedented manner. In the UK this has required the National Health Service (NHS) to react quickly and adopt telehealth technologies – something to which there has been longstanding resistance. This resistance existed despite the NHS’ long-term plan to “open a digital ‘front door’ to the health service” by allowing patients...

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