MPFT Selected As National Trailblazer Pioneering New Digital approach To Support People In Mental Health Need
A pioneering new digital approach to supporting people struggling with anxiety, depression or trauma is being piloted in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent after Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) was selected as a national trailblazer.
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Talking Therapies has been chosen by NHS England as one of just four talking therapies services in the country to spearhead a new programme aimed at enhancing how digital technology and innovation can more effectively support a patient’s mental health recovery.
Through the trailblazer, the service will be adopting virtual reality (VR) technology as part of its psychological therapy offer. Studies have demonstrated VR-based therapy can be effective in treating phobias and anxiety disorders by creating a controlled immersive environment for the user.