In May, the UK drugs advisory body Nice recommended the first ever digital therapeutic for use in the NHS.Sleepio, which delivers cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) via smartphone, was found by a series of randomised controlled trials to be more effective against insomnia than maintaining a regular sleep environment and routine, or taking sleeping pills.
Although CBT has long been recognised as a first-line treatment for insomnia, this is the first time it has been made available in a clinically-proven virtual setting.
This step highlights a growing awareness of the importance of sleep, especially at a time when lives have been thrown out of kilter by Covid-19, and when hybrid working has blurred lines between home and office.
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