John Baker looks at the implications of the leaked NICE review on #SafeStaffing for Nursing in Inpatient Mental Health Settings, which was recently uncovered by HSJ journalist Shaun Lintern.
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Chris Sampson looks at a systematic review of the economics of Internet interventions for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.
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André Tomlin presents the text of his debate talk from the #Mindtech2015 conference: Trials or Tripadvisor – “This house believes that robust user review is sufficient to evaluate most digital mental health apps”.
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Join a diverse group of mental health service users, researchers, practitioners and developers to discuss this vital issue. We are debating this question in a #Mindtech15 fringe event taking place in London (and on Twitter) at 7pm on Wednesday 2nd December.
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Another debut blog today, this time from Suzanne Dash, who presents the results of the REEACT trial published last week in the BMJ. The study found limited uptake of computerised CBT by people with clinical depression and no benefit of free or commercially available cCBT packages over usual GP care.
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Health Economist Simon Leigh argues that the unregulated world of health apps brings cause for concern as well as celebration. Fear not though, he has some suggestions for what to look out for when downloading apps, which may help whilst you’re waiting for the regulators and accreditors to get their act together.
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Lesley Dawson considers a systematic review, which investigates how stretch intensity and body position may impact and influence the soft and connective tissue.
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In this blog, Nicky Butler considers a systematic review whose objective was to evaluate the current evidence for the benefit of stabilisation exercises for low back pain.
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Lesley Dawson looks at a systematic review on the effect of early or delayed active range of movement (ROM) on healing.
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In this blog, Lynne Rowley discusses a systematic review on the risks and benefits of orthoses and braces in osteoarthritis of the knee.
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