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

cynic/micky the agm is later this month 26th,also the 6 month results are issued either feb,march.a lot of the rise will be fuelled by T20s which will take in the agm and results if issued this month.

cynic

Theres ben a lot of news out like this over the weekend, Here one or two i pick up for you cynic........ must read them .

http://www.libdems.org.uk/parliament/feature.html?navPage=features.html&id=13799
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/11/health.health

here and now is what we need

todays news

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96867.php

if we get some news tomorrow we should see this baby start to walk

Why? With 1.65 billion shares and options issued they have to have a share consolidation, last accounts showed operating costs 50% greater than turnover.Market cap 12.36 million net worth 2.5 million.

Ultrasis PLC
12 February 2008


Press release 12th February 2008


Ultrasis plc

Beating the Blues in the North East

Ultrasis plc, the provider of interactive healthcare and associated services, is
pleased to announce that the 12 Primary Care Trusts ('PCTs') in the North East
Strategic Health Authority (SHA) have committed to provide Beating the Blues
('BtB') to all patients suffering from mild to moderate depression. The
agreement will have a value in excess of 500,000 over a two year period.

Ultrasis will be working with the PCTs to implement BtB and to promote its
availability to the whole population of the North East. Patients will be able to
receive treatment via their GPs from May 2008.

As compared with conventional 'one off' purchasing, this method of implementing
BtB has secured North East PCTs a saving in excess of 142,000 per annum by
utilising the favourable terms of the National Framework agreement, leveraging
purchasing power as a collective.

Nigel Brabbins, Ultrasis' Chief Executive, said: 'We are delighted that another
Strategic Health Authority, following the East Midlands' example, has taken up
this opportunity. This is great news for patients in the North East and East
Midlands and an opportunity to reduce mental health waiting lists.'

I hope the benefit they are bringing to their patients by using the financial
incentive Ultrasis negotiated with the NHS to collectively purchase 'Beating the
Blues' can now be delivered to all patients across England and Wales, as
government ministers have promised.'


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going like a realative train, but with strong resistance at about 0.91 not worth pursuing, not least because spread looks to be about 12.5% before you start

morning cynic
Just got up, well we have the first piece of news out still more to come 0.91 like you say will be the real test . hopefully by then we will have some more news,

keeep an eye on OXB if you don't have ready,in your list sould rise today on rumours, of a buyout.......

have bought a few OXB .... let's hope it is not after the horse has bolted

some nice buys coming in now up 9.86% it could trun out to be a good day ULT still a good time to buy in below 0.01p

up 12.68% and the bears are running that's what we need let the boys out and let the men buy then we will see at least. 0.01p by end of week wost way.

NICE to rework public health guidance
Tuesday 12th February 2008



The government has asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to develop new clinical and public health guidance.

The technology appraisal programme includes topics such as new and emerging health technologies as well as drugs, devices and procedures.

Health minister Dawn Primarolo said: "This work programme shows the government's continued commitment to ensuring that NICE tackles a wide range of issues that are important to the NHS and important to patients and carers.

"NICE is being asked to produce guidance on severe mental illness in conjunction with substance misuse. We have also asked NICE to develop joint public health and clinical guidance on alcohol use disorders that will not only cover prevention and early identification but also initial management.

"As part of its technology appraisal programme, NICE will produce guidance on a number of new cancer drugs and a new drug for the treatment of venous thromboembolism."

I remember buying these at 0.3p three or four years ago and selling them at 3p about a year later. Why is the price back below 1p anyway.

something i pick up bb could not have put it better............

America are doing trials now regarding drug missuse and mental health issues and finds that cbt is helping people coming off drugs.
we already know that BTB is proving positively in other areas.
Getting BTB in the door is the first step but it is going to open into a whole new world.

Ultrasis Shareholder Group Discussion Forum

Header and "Beating the Blues Uptake" thread updated, see: http://www.thenewphase.com/view_topic.php?id=29&forum_id=18

Government jumps gun on Summary Care Record roll-out
12 Feb 08

By Steve Nowottny

Government IT chiefs have drawn up plans to roll out electronic patient records across the country without waiting for an evaluation into the early adopter programme, Pulse has learned.

The BMA which is awaiting the results of the independent evaluation before issuing guidance to GPs reacted furiously to the revelations, insisting it knew nothing of the plans.

But a series of confidential Connecting for Health briefings obtained by Pulse set out for the first time the agencys blueprint for the rollout of the database.

According to one briefing, the agencys aim is for every SHA to have one PCT and unscheduled care setting live by the end of summer 2008.

However, the independent evaluation of the early adopter programme is not expected to report until the summer.

The Summary Care Record is currently being rolled out in five early adopter sites, with the briefing revealing that a sixth site, South West Essex PCT, will join shortly. A spokesperson for South West Essex PCT said patients were likely to start receiving letters by early April.

A wider national rollout is planned to begin later this year, and the leaked documents advise that planning for next PCT deployments can begin in 2007/8, taking account of evaluation findings as soon as available. A ripple deployment is planned initially, with the Summary Care Record being rolled out from early adopters to neighbouring PCTs.


Dr Gillian Braunold, clinical director for the Summary Care Record, denied that it was a requirement for every SHA to roll out the Summary Care Record by the end of summer, and said the briefing reflected preliminary plans for post evaluation.

She said: The NHS has been asked to start planning for the deployment of the Summary Care Record based on some planning assumptions. That said, the output of the independent evaluation will be used to ensure that any lessons learned can be taken on board before Summary Care Records are made available throughout England.

But BMA leaders expressed disbelief and anger. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, GPC negotiator, said:

I cant believe they actually mean what they seem to have said it wouldnt seem logistically feasible.

We expect an evaluation to be reported and published and for that to inform any further rollout of the SCR programme. As far as were concerned thats the process we believe is happening.

Preliminary findings from the independent evaluation, led by Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, a GP and professor of primary care at University College London, are also included in the briefings. Although the Summary Care Record had so far received a largely positive reaction, ensuring genuine sign-up and good data quality was essential, it concluded.

PCTs fail in legal duty to offer CCBT
11 Feb 08

By Lilian Anekwe

More than half of PCTs in England are still failing to provide computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT), more than a year after NICE made providing the service a legal obligation.

A Pulse survey of PCTs reveals that nearly 60% have not commissioned a CCBT service that accepts GP referrals.

Pulse can also reveal that the failure to provide psychotherapy is leading to rising numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit on the grounds of mental illness.

A NICE technology appraisal published in February 2006 recommended two CCBT programmes; Beating the Blues for people with mild and moderate depression and

FearFighter for people with panic and phobia.

NICE extended the deadline for PCTs to comply with the recommendations from three to nine months, but a Pulse investigation shows that more than a year after this deadline passed in November 2007, 58% of PCTs still have no CCBT programme in place.

Of those who PCTs surveyed who do have a service in place, nearly a third (31%) missed the November deadline for commissioning services set by NICE.


Nearly one in five (19%) told Pulse they were planning or either decommissioning on reviewing the CCBT services available for GP referrals because of poor uptake, or offering alternatives such as self-help and bibliotherapy.

A spokesperson for Lincolnshire PCT said: Our initial experience is that uptake and patient satisfaction is not as high as has been suggested.

Western Cheshire admitted that they were reviewing the use of CCBT as The general view was that, following an extensive local pilot of this programme within GP practice when it was first developed, the evidence of its utilisation didn't support its roll out as a clinical tool within a practice based setting.

This week the Liberal Democrats published figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showing the average wait for psychotherapy and counselling services in NHS trusts was seven months. Six trusts recording waits of more than two years.

Pulse has also obtained figures from the Department of Work and Pensions illustrating the impact the paucity of psychotherapy services has had on the number of incapacity benefit claims.

The number of people claiming because of mood affective disorders rose by more than 73,000 (16%) between May 2002 and May 2007. The number claiming for other mental and behavioural disorder rose by nearly 30,000 (7%) in the same period.

Ultrasis is pleased to announce the purchase of its Relief Series and Beating
the Blues programmes by six leading Universities.

This represents a new market opportunity for Ultrasis and, with
approximately 300 Universities and many other Higher Education providers.

Proven and new business keeps rolling for ULT.

The Education side should do well particularly with regards to the institutions duty of care to young adults and level of mental illness suicide at present in this sector as depicted in the media.

Like wise the legal obligation on PCTs to provide computerised cognitive behavioural therapy and ULT being the only provider of a programme which is approved by the Government.

At present only 50% of PCTs have met this legal obligation and as we know ULT has taken a major slice of those that have.

Ultrasis PLC
13 February 2008


Press release 13th February 2008

Ultrasis plc

Leading Universities purchase Relief Series and Beating the Blues programmes


Ultrasis is pleased to announce the purchase of its Relief Series and Beating
the Blues programmes by six leading Universities.

The Universities involved will be Manchester University, Trinity University,
University College Cork, University of Teesside, University of Hertfordshire and
Coventry University. Several of these Universities will be working in
collaboration to look at the benefits of providing on-line access to support the
emotional and psychological needs of their students. The Universities will also
make the programmes available to employees.

Ultrasis will be working in partnership with the Universities to fully implement
the programmes in time for the next academic year, with many getting ready to
'go live' much sooner.

John Smith, Executive Director at Ultrasis said: 'This represents a great
opportunity to work in partnership and to identify how best to deploy our
programmes within academia. The Universities all have well developed support
services for their students and staff and we are delighted that they have agreed
to work with us'.

He added: 'This represents a new market opportunity for Ultrasis and, with
approximately 300 Universities and many other Higher Education providers, we
hope to see increased sales in this area.'


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Notes to editors:

About Ultrasis plc

Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) is the psychological treatment of choice for
people suffering from anxiety and depression, but the cost of a course of face
to face treatment (750) and the shortage of therapists has seriously hampered
provision, with waiting times in some areas stretching up to two years. NICE
clinical guidelines for depression and anxiety (published in Dec 2004)
emphasised the importance of this therapy and at the same time recommended that
sufferers from mild depression should not, initially, be given drugs and
self-help material, preferably based on CBT, should be offered.

Beating the Blues is an eight-week, web-based treatment programme for 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 with a requirement that it be made
available across the NHS as an option for all people with mild and moderate
depression.

Guidance arising from NICE Health Technology Assessments is binding on the NHS
and, based on undertakings from ministers, implementation of guidance was
expected to be funded within twelve months of publication.

However, this timetable to implement was in effect extended by another year to
2007/8, when the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, then the Secretary of State for Health,
at the MIND conference in March 2007 speaking approvingly of 'Beating the
Blues', said: 'Computer-based therapy for milder, but more common mental health
conditions such as depression and anxiety should be made available to any
patients in England who could benefit from it from April 2007,' a deadline of
days, impossible to achieve.

This commitment was reiterated in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) of
November 2007, when the Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, the new Secretary of State for
Health, announced the provision of another 170m for the Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies programme.

In defiance of declared government policy PCTs prove persistently slow to
implement. The ineffective response of senior staff in the DH and ministers is
to advise patients to complain. We do receive a steady and growing stream of
inquiries from members of the public asking why their GPs are not able to
provide BtB. Ultimately over 3 million people per year should benefit from
Beating the Blues(R) at costs a fraction of those for providing face to face
therapy or antidepressants

Beating the Blues(R), unlike many of the existing methods used to provide
'talking therapies', does not require years of expensive therapist training
before it can be deployed to patients, is available at times that suit the
patients' needs , can be increased in volume to meet demand and is based on the
principle of individual empowerment, enabling people to take more control of
their own health profile, reducing long term dependency on health systems.

Seven out of Ten patients suffering from depression who used Beating the
Blues(R) required no further treatment. Waiting lists for face to face therapy
extend to 18 months in some areas. Deployment of Beating the Blues(R) will cut
these to a matter of days and help deliver another of the government's major
commitments, the 18 week pathway.

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

more news out today cynic just like i told you,,, sp should start again tomorrow somebody in holding us down but who and why???????????? may be its the three bears.