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Ultrasis plc

22nd July 2009

East Midlands PCTs extend Beating the Blues contracts

 

Ultrasis plc, the provider of interactive healthcare and associated services, is pleased to announce that Primary Care Trusts in the East Midlands Strategic Health Authority have recently renewed their contracts for Beating the Blues to October 2010. The combined value of these contracts is approximately £300,000.

This renewal takes the PCTs into a third year of commissioning Beating the Blues through their regional procurement services, RESOURCE, and clearly demonstrates the value that commissioners place on making this National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) approved treatment for depression available within their PCTs.

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Editors Notes

Ultrasis plc is a healthcare company with core expertise in health, psychology, software development and programme management. The Company delivers computerised healthcare products to the NHS, the corporate sector and other healthcare providers in the UK and internationally. 

Ultrasis was the first company to offer computerised products based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and interactive multimedia, and is the world leader in this field. The products help people tackle stress, anxiety and depression, and a full spectrum of related chronic conditions. 

Beating the Blues is an eight-week, web-based treatment programme for mild and moderate depression based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Following a rigorous examination by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 'Beating the Blues' was approved by NICE in February 2006 for use in the National Health Service. 

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For further information please contact:

Nigel Brabbins
CEO
E-Mail: ultrasis@ultrasis.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7566 3900
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7253 5313

Geoff Nash
FinnCap
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7600 1658

John Webb
Marshall Securities
Joint Broker
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 490 3788

Karen White/Rebecca Bushell

JBP Public Relations

E-Mail: karen@jbp.co.uk, rebecca@jbp.co.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 117 9073400

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