after yesterdays agm statement the share price has risen 50% how much upside is left or is this another false dawn?
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womans hour link below.
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Good volume today.

RNS Number : 9519N

12 September 2011

Ultrasis plc

("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

Beating the Blues US to be used in US Army research

Ultrasis, the provider of interactive health care services, is pleased to announce that its flagship product for the treatment of depression, Beating the Blues, is to be used as a key component in a five year research study within the US Army.

The trial, entitled STEPS UP, will be led by Colonel Charles Engel, MD, MPH of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Deployment Health Clinical Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ("WRNMMC") (formerly Walter Reed Army Medical Center) and partnering investigators Dr. Lisa Jaycox from RAND Corporation and Dr. Robert Bray from RTI International. Researchers from VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University, and the University of Washington will also be collaborating.

STEPS UP will test the effectiveness of a systems-level approach to primary care recognition and management of post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD") and depression in the US military health system, with the overall aim of improving healthcare for service members with PTSD and/or depression.

Nigel Brabbins, CEO of Ultrasis, said:

"We are delighted to be working in partnership with the clinical specialists at WRNMMC to provide Beating the Blues as a key component of this ground breaking research. It is a testament to the clinical effectiveness of Beating the Blues that, following rigorous evaluation, researchers from the US Department of Defense have chosen to use it in this trial."

John Smith, Executive Director of Ultrasis, added:

"Ultrasis, and our partners at UPMC, are proud to be supporting this research project by helping to provide evidence-based treatment to serving military personnel and their families. We see this as a great opportunity to promote the benefits of Beating the Blues to the wider US healthcare market as well as offering a scalable solution to the many military bases in the USA."

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shame it is for a trial over 5 years, no wonder the market is not moved by it.

Wellbeing training reduces Legal & General sickness absence
Pilot programme for line managers to be rolled out across workforce

A wellbeing pilot at Legal & General which focused on stress and mental health reduced sickness absence by 15 per cent, it has been revealed.

The insurance giant staged the pilot across two of its sites - Cardiff and Hove - between November 2010 and April 2011, testing three initiatives. These were training for line managers on handling cases of stress; an online programme for staff to monitor their health and raise awareness of pressure points; and additional preventative support for those suffering from low emotional wellbeing.

The initiatives registered a 15 per cent improvement in absence rates compared to the same period in 2009/10, saving the company an estimated 68,000 for the pilot group alone. Legal & General now intend to roll out the programme across its whole workforce.

Nicky Richards, HR Consultant for Legal & General, said: Our own internal wellbeing pilot has demonstrated that early intervention and wellbeing programmes can have a significant impact on absence rates in businesses. Our experiences highlight the importance of early intervention before people become unwell and the appropriate support in place to help people at work when they are ill.

Legal & General's figures show that 29 per cent of its absence is linked to mental health, the highest individual cause ahead of colds and flu (17 per cent) and musculo-skeletal problems (6 per cent).

The line manager training was provided by Stand to Reason, a service-user led organisation that aims to raise the profile and achieve equality for sufferers from mental ill health. Topics covered included how to spot the signs of mental health problems, clarification of the manager's role and responsibilities, and an outline of the information and support available.

Meanwhile, the online health programme consisted of a 15-20 minute questionnaire, completed in work time, which provided confidential information about lifestyle, and medial risks for the individual. The provider for this was GetFit Wellness.

Steve Russell, Director at GetFit Wellness, said: Health Manager, our online health and wellbeing programme, provided Legal & General with tangible insight into the health needs and opportunities of the pilot group enabling L&G to target areas of greatest need. In addition to improved workplace productivity, we saw a significant decrease in health-related absence during the pilot period, further supporting the case that well managed ill health prevention programmes make good business sense.

RNS Number : 3885O

Ultrasis PLC

19 September 2011

19 September 2011

Ultrasis plc

("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

Ultrasis announces major new initiative in the Netherlands

Ultrasis, the provider of interactive health care services, is pleased to announce that its Dutch partner, Innohealth BV ("Innohealth"), has developed a joint venture with Medic Info, itself a joint venture between two of the Netherland's largest health insurers, CZ and VGZ, which, collectively, provide insurance to 7.6 million Dutch citizens.

This new company, to be named 'Psyhealth Direct', will offer Ultrasis' flagship product 'Beating the Blues' to treat anxiety and depression across its membership. The joint venture will be led by Henk Maasson, founder of Mentaal Beter, which is one of the largest private sector mental health care providers in the Netherlands. Mr. Maason also led on the initial partnership with Ultrasis to produce the Dutch version of Beating the Blues.

The development of this joint venture follows the Dutch government's decision to save EUR 600 million on mental health care expenditure.

Nigel Brabbins, CEO of Ultrasis, said:

"Psyhealth Direct will offer Dutch GPs and health insurers a much lower cost solution to treating depression and anxiety conditions than traditional face to face services. Over the past two years, Innohealth has validated the clinical and cost effectiveness of Beating the Blues in the Netherlands and this joint venture provides a direct route to market for the program.

"I fully expect that Dutch insurance companies will now be able to incentivise practitioners to use Beating the Blues as the treatment of first choice and therefore provide them with the cost savings they require to meet the Dutch government's objective."

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RNS Number : 6843P
Ultrasis PLC
06 October 2011


Ultrasis plc
("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

Launch of US version of Beating the Blues


Ultrasis, the leading provider of cognitive behavioural therapy for stress and mild depression delivered by computer, is pleased to announce the formal launch of U Squared Interactive LLC ("U"), its 50:50-owned joint-venture with UPMC Insurance Services, which will be used to launch the US-specific version of "Beating the Blues" ("BtB US") to the American market.

In addition, Ultrasis is pleased to announce the completion of the development BtB US which will be marketed in the US via U, and for which U is currently in ongoing discussions with a number of interested parties.

this is beginning to bubble quite nicely imho

Ir's been simmering for years a boil would be a welcome change.

Ultrasis plc
("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

New Partnership to Make Beating the Blues Available in Malta


Ultrasis, the provider of interactive health care services, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Maia Psychology Centre to make its flagship treatment programme for mild and moderate depression and anxiety, Beating the Blues, available in the private pay market in Malta.

The service will be launched by the Maltese Minister for Health, Hon Dr Joseph Cassar MP and Parliamentary Secretary Hon Mario Galea, to coincide with World Mental Health day on the 10 October 2011.

Think after England's football and rugby results this w/e a lot of demand for BTB will be in the pipeline.LOL

RNS Number : 6351R

Ultrasis PLC

08 November 2011

8 November 2011

Ultrasis plc

("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

Final results for the year ended 31 July 2011

Highlights

-- Turnover of GBP2,839,000 (2010: GBP3,186,000) the despite challenging economic climate. Market conditions in the NHS remain problematic as NHS reorganisation and changes to commissioning result in the postponement of purchasing decisions.

-- Profit before tax of GBP17,000 (2010: GBP595,000)
-- Strong cash position - with year end balances of GBP2,368,000 (2010: GBP2,383,000), maintaining resources for continued investment in developing new markets. The group remains debt free.

-- Significant deal secured with UPMC, a major US integrated healthcare insurer and provider, which invested US$1.0m to create a US version of "Beating the Blues" for use across their services and to launch in the wider US market in October 2011.

-- Strong progress in diversifying into new markets at home and abroad with both "GetFit Wellness" solutions and "Beating the Blues".

New Markets: Expansion and Development

-- Launched U(2) Interactive ("USquared Interactive"), a 50/50 owned joint venture company, with UPMC to sell "Beating the Blues US" to the wider USA market.

-- Secured national contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Health to provide "Beating the Blues" (BtB) throughout primary care. Rollout is virtually complete, providing BtB for prescription on every GP's desktop in New Zealand.

-- Following selection of BtB by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland we have completed the national rollout and BtB is now available to all GP's for prescription from their desktop.

-- Commenced pilot with US military for use of BtB as part of their management of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

-- GetFit health manager selected by PPC Worldwide (a division of United Health) for integration in to their international employee assistance program in the UK, India and Australia with further countries to come on stream in 2012.

-- Major success with Legal & General Insurance of GetFit Health Manager, reducing absenteeism by 15% in the initial pilot. This success has led to the introduction of the GetFit health and wellness solution on a national basis to all L&G employees.

-- GetFit.com launched; a direct to consumer offering with affiliate programme for extended promotion. Twitter feed launched for GetFit.com.

Chief Executive, Nigel Brabbins commented on the results:

"In the current economic climate I am pleased to be able to report that we remain profitable, debt free and have maintained a strong cash position. Uncertainty persists in our main market, the NHS, where restructuring and uncertainty over policy changes in the NHS, our main market, continue to impact adversely on revenues. In response to these pressures, we have continued to focus our efforts on, and have been successful in, diversifying our business, thus laying the foundations for the future development of the Group, broadening our range of sales channels and the economies in which we operate. The balance of our business is shifting to international markets, which accounted for 41% of revenue this year compared to 4% in 2010.

2011 saw important progress with the development of a US version of BtB in partnership with UPMC, a $9.0bn per annum integrated healthcare provider in Pittsburgh and the formation with UPMC of a 50/50 JV, USquared Interactive to market BtB US to the wider USA market. The potential market opportunity in the US is huge, with approximately 60 million American adults suffering a depression or anxiety related condition in any given year (NIMH (USA)). The adverse economic consequences of untreated depression are increasingly recognised and I am pleased to report that USquared Interactive is engaged in discussions with a number of potential customers of significance that recognise the benefits that deploying BtB US would bring to their business by either widening access to treatment or reducing their costs of delivery. Beating the Blues has now gone live across UPMC Health Plan and plans are in place for wider dissemination.

We have made significant progress in other countries this year too, including establishing national programmes in Northern Ireland and New Zealand, where BtB has been made available direct from all GP desktops; the Netherlands, where BtB has been accepted by the majority of health insurers as a first-line treatment in primary care and most recently in Malta with the Minister of Health launching BtB in the private pay market."

A bit of life here - and a burgeoning golden cross ?

Beating the Blues US to be used in Veterans Administration Pilot Project

Ultrasis, the provider of interactive healthcare services, is pleased to announce that its flagship product for the treatment of depression, Beating the Blues, is to be used in a pilot project by the US Veterans Administration ("VA").

Beating the Blues will be evaluated by Veterans Administration researchers in a pilot project that will examine the potential for Beating the Blues to be delivered in a 'peer to peer' model by veterans who will have been trained to act as mentors and given ongoing support by existing clinical services. Veterans are often strongly motivated to help one another and the expected outcome will be that peer support will increase the acceptance and successful completion of treatment.

The study will be led by researchers from the VA, C. Beau Nelson, Ph.D., Kristen Abraham, Ph.D., Heather Walters, M.S

26 January 2012

Ultrasis plc
("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

First customer for US version of Beating the Blues

Ultrasis, the provider of interactive healthcare services, is pleased to announce that its joint venture with UPMC, U² Interactive, has successfully secured its first contract in the United States with MultiCare Health System ("MultiCare").

Multicare provides a comprehensive network of services throughout Pierce, South King, Thurston and Kitsap counties in the State of Washington and will make the US version of Beating the Blues ("BtB US") available across their entire portfolio of community and hospital based behavioural health services.

Sue Miller from MultiCare Good Samaritan, said:

"We are delighted to be working in partnership with U² Interactive to make Beating the Blues available within our services. We are always looking for affordable and evidence based ways to increase access to treatment for our populations."

Nigel Brabbins Chief Executive of Ultrasis said:

"I am delighted that we have secured this contract with Multicare, it has been only three months since we completed the development of BtB US and to secure our first contract so soon is a great achievement."

"The sales team at U² Interactive are working on a number of opportunities and I am certain that this will be the first of many such contracts."

Anyone know how come the price is up today?
Thks

This lot have a good product and have at last found the right market for it. It's my
1/2p share for 2012!

RNS Number : 7157A

Ultrasis PLC

04 April 2012

Ultrasis plc

("Ultrasis" or the "Company")

Interim Results for the six months ended 31 January 2012

Ultrasis, the provider of interactive health care services, announces its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 31 January 2012 (the "Interim Results"):

-- Revenue of GBP513,000 (2011: GBP1,437,000) is significantly lower than the prior period due mainly to the sustained pause in spending in our core NHS market whilst the government's Health reforms are being implemented.

-- Loss before tax of GBP771,000 (2011: profit before tax of GBP191,000), reflecting the fall in revenues.

-- Administrative expenses of GBP1,289,000 (2011: GBP1,227,000): The Company is currently reducing its cost base to better match conservative revenue forecasts for the full year. Accordingly, the Company entered into a consultation period on staff redundancies consequent on restructuring, with some action already implemented.

-- Cash reserves of GBP1,421,000 (2011: GBP2,123,000) have reduced because of the continued hiatus in UK sales revenue in the NHS.

-- Positively, we continue pursuit of our strategy to diversify into new markets at home and abroad with both "GetFit Wellness" solutions and "Beating the Blues" ("BtB"), in an effort to reduce the Company's reliance on the domestic NHS market.

After this RNS I reckon most holders will be requiring BTB treatment

directors 10 shareholders 0

Wish they stop sending out junk mail