after yesterdays agm statement the share price has risen 50% how much upside is left or is this another false dawn?
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/thewellnessshop.co.uk
womans hour link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2008_08_mon.shtml

Woodie ... many thanks for your most helpful reply .. it will encourage me to keep a closer eye on ULT

no probs glad to help

http://www.mhchoice.csip.org.uk/psychological-therapies/computerised-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-ccbt.html
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT)

ACTION: EMAIL PASA - see para. 3.2



Gateway ref: 7277
1. The purpose of this webpage is to:
Confirm PCT responsibilities in delivering the NICE Technology Appraisal on cCBT
Outline the national procurement process, including the process for delivering a commissioning framework
Set out the funding and contracting arrangements
Update you on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) programme.



2. cCBT NICE Technology Appraisal: for implementation by 31 March 2007

2.1 In its technological appraisal of February 2006 (TA097), The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) made the following recommendations about the use of cCBT for the treatment of depression and anxiety:
Beating the Blues for people with mild and moderate depression
FearFighter for people with panic and phobia



2.2 For the delivery of these applications, the Department of Health (DH) has amended the usual requirement for the NHS to fund treatments for NICE technology appraised treatments from 3 to 12 months. Thus, PCTs are expected to be able to offer these cCBT packages by 31 March 2007. This will require PCTs to:
Undertake a local needs assessment
Purchase software licences
Ensure the availability of hardware for the delivery of packages
Ensure that appropriately trained staff are available to supervise delivery
Develop referral protocols



2.3 NICE technology appraisals are binding on the NHS and delivery of this appraisal should be undertaken whilst continuing to achieve financial balance.



3. National Framework Agreement (Tariff)


3.1 The Department is in discussion with the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) to establish a National Framework Agreement covering the two current software packages to enable PCTs/NHS providers to purchase according to a nationally agreed pricing structure.



3.2 We are aware that PCTs have or are about to enter contracts with provider companies. In order to manage this situation by providing best value solutions for yourselves and future purchasing within the scope of the National Framework Agreement it is important that you contact PASA. PASA will provide you with further guidance on the national framework agreement once further discussions have taken place with the software providers.



3.3 We are aware that some PCTs have already entered into contracts with the provider companies. A key aim of the national framework agreement will be to ensure an equitable national tariff. These PCTs are also encouraged to contact PASA.




4. Funding and contracting


4.1 The DH is unable to provide any funding in addition to existing allocations to support the roll-out of these products. However, in delivering the guidance, the cost of the applications may be capitalised. We would therefore advise PCTs to explore any local flexibility to fund this from their capital budgets.



5. cCBT Commissioning Guidelines


5.1 Comprehensive PCT commissioning guidelines will be circulated by Christmas 2006. The guidelines will provide:
Progress on the national tariff
Advice on the hardware, location and product licenses
Positive practice examples to support effective cCBT staffing support and integration with appropriate stepped care psychological therapy service models.



6. Timetable
Christmas 2006 - cCBT Commissioning guidelines distributed to PCTs
31 March 2007 - PCTs have cCBT products in place and the NICE Guidelines are met.


7. Next steps: Delivering Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)



7.1 The Government remains committed to improving access to psychological therapies, and we are considering the scope for further developments. This will be considered as part of future service and financial planning by the Department and PCTs



7.3 For the remainder of 2006/07, I would be grateful of your support in working in partnership with your Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) Regional Development Centre to review your local position in the delivery of evidence-based psychological services.



7.4 If you have any further queries about the content of this letter, please do not hesitate to contact your local CSIP Regional Director or James Seward, the national IAPT Programme Director.



Professor Louis Appleby CBE

National Director for Mental Health

john excellent find well done at last there is something in black & white.

Chief executive bulletin: Issue 343, 3 - 9 November 2006
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Bulletins/ChiefExecutiveBulletin/BulletinCE/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4140442&chk=EXj6ES#6153976
6. NICE technology appraisal on computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (Gateway reference number: 7277)
Chief executives are reminded that the NICE technologyappraisal on computerised CBT was published in February 2006 with an implementation waiver of 12 months. This statutory period expires on 31 March 2007. PCTs will need to make this service available from that date. Further guidance to help implementation is at:
http://www.mhchoice.csip.org.uk/psychological-therapies/computerised-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-ccbt.html

comments:- so what do we have in this Ultrasis universe?
a share price that is kept low no matter how much research is done, a letter from the DOH to not only EVERY PCT but also i presume all mental health trusts instructing them to put the Flagship Product BEATING The BLUES in place in the next short period, any other share i have ever followed would have risen enough on the back of that alone to get press coverage.
also from the DOH letter - telling PCT's to get in touch if they have already purchased BTB ...
so just how many have? - we don't know any more because the list of PCT's that had done so, was removed from the Ultrasis web site so why don't the company update it?
as the website is the WINDOW to the WORLD why not list ALL the places BTB is available, that alone would encourage quicker take up by others who have not yet done so.
p.s. with the 'pharmas' losing a lot of support in the states due to the political changes that should mean companies such as Ultrasis have an increased chance of doing deals there.

johndoug i agree the s/price should be higher it has been a disappointment since the last results.with the usa they are being left behind as others are starting to get a foothold in the major comps the longer it is left the harder it will become.

posted by TPIR on advfn
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/newhtml_hl?DB=semsimple&STEMMER=en&WORDS=new%20technolog%20nh%20ccbt%20beat%20the%20blue&ALL=&ANY=&PHRASE=&CATEGORIES=&SIMPLE=new%20technology%20nhs%20ccbt%20beating%20the%20blues&SPEAKER=&COLOUR=Red&STYLE=s&ANCHOR=muscat_highlighter_first_match&URL=/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm061108/text/61108w0058.htm#muscat_highlighter_first_match
Depression 8 nov 2006

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial resources have been used to promote non-drug intervention for depression to (a) GP surgeries and (b) relevant patient groups. [100320]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published clinical guidance for the management of depression in primary and secondary care in 2004. The guidance draws on the best current available evidence for the treatment and management of depression and covers both psychological and drug treatments. Health professionals are expected to take NICE guidance fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. Different versions of the guidance have been distributed to medical and nursing directors, general practitioners and patient advocacy groups in England and Wales.

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Beating the Blues programme and (b) other non-drug intervention for depression. [100321]

8 Nov 2006 : Column 1813W

Ms Rosie Winterton: We are supporting the increased availability of evidence based psychological therapies through our programme Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, which began in May, and this policy was set out in our 2005 manifesto and in the Our Health, Our Care, Our Say White Paper.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on computerised cognitive behavioural therapies (CCBT) on 22 February 2006, building on its previous guidance on the management and treatment of depression. In reappraising CCBT, NICE has recommended Beating the Blues as an option for the treatment of mild and moderate depression and FearFighter as an option for the treatment of panic and phobia. We are committed to empowering people to take charge of their own treatment and we consider CCBT as an effective vehicle towards this aim.

Clinical guidelines on the management of depression in primary and secondary care were also issued by NICE, in 2004. The guidelines include recommendations for effective drug and psychological treatments for people with mild to moderate depression, anxiety or schizophrenia, and which health care professionals are expected to take fully into account when making decisions about treatment.

http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/mhtoday/MHTLondon/mht_seminar_guide.pdf.
this is from a link put on the another thread by Ranger & as cgldsmth spotted the 1st paragraph is very interesting.

Mental health in primary care Seminar Room A
Alan Cohen Senior Fellow, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health

James Seward Choice and Access Programme Director, CSIP/Department of Health

This session will outline the Department of Healths national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme,
with a specific focus on steps towards widening access to talking treatments in primary care through use of computerised CBT programmes, in line with the NICE guidelines.

Ben Wright Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, East London and The City Mental Health NHS Trust

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme has two demonstration sites, one of which is located in Newham.
The service is provided within the Newham Psychological Treatment Centre (NPTC) and complements existing primary and secondary care services.
This presentation will provide a brief outline of the key ingredients of the NPTC.

write up in shares mag this week

RNS on new BTB deal:

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=1705407

taken from todays times
Times

Director deals: Sutton Harbour (non-exec buys nearly 20,000 stg of stock) - Tempus: Morrison (pass), Experian (buy), Ultrasis (not a stock for the faint hearted; brave investors should buy, however)

had a look at wellnessshop...in my opinion forget it!

Times Comment: Buy Recommendation
The following article appeared in the Times (11 January 2007)

Ultrasis
Has Ultrasis beaten the blues? The maker of self-help computer software to treat people suffering from depression is a former dot-com darling whose shares boomed and then bust at the turn of the millennium. But last year the company's flagship product, a computing assisted cognitive behavioural therapy called Beating the Blues, was approved by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for use in the NHS.

Ultrasis is in talks with the Department of Health about a possible launch of the product, which is cheaper and more flexible than providing one-on-one counselling services. Yesterday Ultrasis said that the product would be used by the Priory Group as part of a contract with Croydon Primary Care Trust. With an annual turnover of just 1.2 million and no profits, this is not a stock for the faint hearted. Brave investors should buy, however.

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best way to cure depression is kick the barstards out of Westminster...and reclaim our freedom and taxes and hang the warmongers

News
CEO News Letter Customer News Corporate News RNS Announcements Topical Issues Ultrasis in the Media Whats New
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25/Jan/2007
Mental Health Foundation hails Ultrasis Depression Relief trial a success
The Mental Health Foundation has praised as a major success an online programme to help people cope with depression. The computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) package, which was made available free of charge during a trial period, was used by more than 2,100 people in eight weeks.

Depression Relief is a self-help programme, developed by Ultrasis plc, that helps individuals better understand the nature of mild or moderate depression and to learn techniques and coping skills to manage it. The programme is delivered over the internet using the latest technologies and multimedia. It is completely confidential and available 24 hours a day, whenever people need it.

The joint initiative by the MHF and Ultrasis further demonstrates the large and growing demand for effective CBT treatment across the UK. While health experts have identified CBT as a key measure in coping with depression, they also point to a severe shortage of consultants able to deliver it in person, making cCBT a supporting treatment for people on waiting lists.

Hailing the project a huge success, Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the MHF, said: "It is no surprise that there was a strong take-up of the initiative - there are lots of people trying to cope with their depression who cannot get the help they need. We are glad to have been able to make those people aware of another treatment option available."

He added: "We look forward to collating the comments made by participants to help us better understand how we can make best use of these new technologies to help promote positive mental health and wellbeing of the population. Whilst they will not be right for everyone, their confidential nature and 24-hour availability will appeal to many people."

Endorsing Andrew McCulloch's views, Nigel Brabbins, Chief Executive of Ultrasis plc, said: "We wanted to work with the Mental Health Foundation because of their extensive reach to people interested in furthering the research and audit of good mental health practice. The fact that in such a short time so many people took the opportunity to try out the programmes is clear testament to this and also to the fact that there are a significant number of people who need support with their mental health.

"As a direct consequence of this initiative we have had lots of interest from individuals, care organisations and employers as to how they may be able to use our Relief Series of programmes to support the promotion of positive mental health."

Mr Brabbins added: "Ultrasis believes that with growing demands on the NHS, busy lifestyles and other daily pressures mean that computer-delivered healthcare will quickly become a key strand of Government healthcare policy."

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


For media enquiries please contact:
Peter Curtain / James Madsen
Capital MS&L
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7307 5330
Website: www.capitalmsl.com

can some one please tell me why the rise in (ULT) is their some news out ?

All Arsenal supporters have been asking their GP's to prescribe them BTB

Its only half time and its the first match we've lost this year... who do you support Tottenham I would guess.... LOL. Long way before we need ULT

Coming from "cloggieland" Holland, but having lived here for 30 odd years I support most London teams-I was just having a laugh cos I could not explain the rise either

Thinking about it though, may be Tottenham fans should ask for same prescription as "beating the blues " (Chelsea) so far seem beyond them.....