Question follow-through · 13789

Mental Health Services: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which mental health apps are (a) recommended and (b) linked to by the NHS on its website; and if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the promotion of these apps by the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
29 Nov 2024
Answer
29 Nov 2024 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which mental health apps are (a) recommended and (b) linked to by the NHS on its website; and if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the promotion of these apps by the NHS.

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The National Health Service website does not currently display or recommend any mental health apps, as the commissioning of these digital tools is done locally. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Early Value Assessment conditionally r...

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