pharmaphorum July 26, 2022
Newly diagnosed cancer patients across the UK will get free access to digital mental health therapies, thanks to a new partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and Big Health.
The alliance, billed as the first of its kind in the UK, means that cancer patients will be able to use Big Health apps like Sleepio and Daylight, which aim to treat insomnia and anxiety using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques.
Last year, Big Health passed another milestone when Scotland became the first country to make the anxiety and insomnia digital therapeutics available nationally with full coverage by the NHS. And in May, Sleepio also became the first digital therapeutic to be recommended by NICE for NHS use.
The new deal means...