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Insomnia: Mental Health Services

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 January 2025UIN 25006

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) funding and (b) availability of the Sleepio app for people with insomnia.

Answered by Karin Smyth

There is currently no central funding from NHS England to support the national commissioning of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia to integrated care boards.

Sleepio remains available for local commissioning by integrated care systems, should they choose to commission this product, as part of local insomnia care and treatment pathways.

No further assessments relating to the funding or availability of this product at a national level are currently planned.

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