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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2008_08_mon.shtml

yup .... good rns .... could or arguably should start making ULT into a proper company rather than one whose sp moves at whim depending on the current rumour

early 2006 this hit 3.4p on the announcement of the NICE recommendation (I think).
Wonder what it may hit now?

at least there is a bit more on which to hang your hat

this may help with figures............

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Wednesday 10 October 2007 12:51
Department of Health (National)

Johnson announces 170 million boost to mental health therapies


Health Secretary Alan Johnson today announced a substantial 170 million expansion of psychological therapies to provide better support for people with mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.

Millions of people suffer from depression and anxiety. These are the most common of the mental health problems, which account for 40% of the numbers on Incapacity Benefit. Treating them is estimated to take up about a third of GPs' time.

Psychological therapies have proved to be as effective as drugs in tackling these common mental health problems and are often more effective in the longer term. NICE guidelines on treatment for depression and anxiety recommend therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Building on two demonstration projects, the Government will next year roll out psychological therapies to twenty new areas before increasing services to cover the whole country over the next few years.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson said:

"More than one in six people suffer from mental health problems at any one time. For many people prescribing medication is a successful treatment but we know that psychological therapies work equally well.

"Today's announcement shows the government's commitment to mental health. Improving access to psychological therapies will give people with mental health problems a real choice of treatment, helping to reduce dependence on medication."

By 2010/11, the NHS will spend 170m per year on psychological therapies, with more than 30m in 2008/09 and more than 100m in 2009/10. Over the next three years, this investment in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) will mean:

- 900,000 more people treated for depression and anxiety

- 450,000 of them are likely to be completely cured (as expected with NICE guidelines)

- 25,000 fewer people with mental health problems on sick pay and benefits

- 3,600 more newly trained psychological therapists giving evidence-based treatment

- all GP practices having access to psychological therapies as the programme rolls out

- average waiting for psychological treatments down from the current 18 months to a few weeks (in line with urgent outpatient waiting times in the rest of the NHS) as the service rolls out

Lord Richard Layard, co-author of the London School of Economics Depression Report said:

'This is great news and just what we've all been waiting for. Mental health is the biggest social problem in our country. This new service will bring relief from misery to millions of people.

'I'm delighted the Government has committed to implement the NICE guidelines on treating depression and, importantly, is doing so in the first big announcement of the new spending review.'

Health Minister Ivan Lewis said:

"This major expansion of psychological therapies represents a historic transformation of mental health services in our country. These new services will ensure people have the support to cope with anxiety and depression while minimising the stigma associated with using mental health services."

Notes for Editors:

1. Mental health problems are the largest single cause of disability and illness in England - accounting for

- 40% of all disability (physical and mental)

- nearly 40% of people on Incapacity Benefit (and a secondary factor for 10% more of them)

- a third of all GPs' time

2. About 1 in 6 UK adults has a common mental health condition (i.e. depression or anxiety disorders) and an estimated 91m working days a year are lost to mental illness. The Government has set an aspiration to raise the number of working age adults in employment from 75-80% of the working age population, and has a target to reduce the number of people on Incapacity Benefit.

3. Huge numbers of people suffering from these conditions are not getting the treatment they need to bring them out of the misery these conditions involve. Those in treatment are only

- 1 in 4 of those diagnosed

- less than half of those in a 'depressive episode'

- taking drugs prescribed by their GP, although they would prefer the more-recently developed 'therapy'

4. Professor Lord Layard of the LSE puts the total economic loss, in sick leave, lost jobs and reduced output, due to depression and chronic anxiety at

- 12 billion a year - 1% of our national income

- 7 billion of this hits the taxpayer in incapacity benefits paid out and income tax not received

5. A review of the policies needed to improve mental health, with a particular focus on supporting people to gain employment and stay in employment was announced in the 2006 Budget. The review recommended that improving the way that people with a mental health condition are supported and treated, with a holistic approach engaging individuals, employers, and GPs, as well as Jobcentre Plus and the wider NHS.

6. GPs play a key role in supporting people with common mental health problems. Recognising this, Government will be working with the Royal College of GPs to ensure the curriculum reflects best practice.

7. The two national IAPT demonstration sites at Newham and Doncaster have achieved:

- Impressive recovery rates that replicate clinical trial and are in line with NICE guidelines (50-60% on most rigorous measures)

- Excellent recording of treatment outcomes for the first time in mental health (90%), leading to an opportunity for a nationwide system of routine outcomes monitoring and thus to more improvements

- Significant achievement in helping people off statutory sick pay and back to work/volunteering/education/training

- Treating large numbers of people in a short period of time from a standing start - more than 1,000 in Newham and more than 4,000 in Doncaster

- Meeting previously unidentified and unmet need by opening to self-referral - in Newham's community people came forward who were just as ill as those referred by GPs and whose conditions were twice as chronic (four years long rather than two). They responded as well as those referred by GPs.

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am happy to admit that, following the announcement on further gov't spending (assuming they do not renege!), i have changed stance and think this company is now worth a dabble and have bought accordingly (about 1.375) ...... for the record, the historic high is +/-3.4 and sp has now surged through all importnat dma's inc 200 - assuming these levels are held through today's close

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=487010&in_page_id=1774
Online therapy helps people beat depression more quickly
Last updated at 09:39am on 11th October 2007

Counselling by computer can cut NHS waiting times by a quarter. New research reveals that an hour a day of online therapy has a huge impact on depressed patients.

A study by London's The City University found that more than three in five people can stop treatment after eight sessions. This allows doctors to discharge patients more quickly and reduce the need for drugs.

Computer counselling uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help patients develop a more positive outlook on life.

Programmes such as Beat the Blues challenge negative thinking through a special psychological self-help course. With conventional therapy, patients have to be face-to-face with a psychiatrist or counsellor.

Online therapy allows those with mild mental health problems to manage their own treatment either at a referral centre or at home.

Doctors can already prescribe the treatment on the NHS. Trials have shown it is as effective as other clinical treatments and can produce faster results.

An estimated six million Britons suffer from depression and anxiety. Only 10 per cent have access to therapy and waiting times can be up to a year.

The Government yesterday unveiled a 170 million boost for mental health services, and Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has pledged to roll out psychological therapies in 20 new areas next year.

The City University findings are the most comprehensive evidence yet that psychological treatments are effective in combatting not just depression but also eating disorders, chronic fatigue and mild epilepsy.

The study was based on 555 patients waiting for treatment at an NHS therapy centre in Chelmsford, Essex.

Despina Learmonth, who carried out the study, said: "This research provides compelling evidence that computerised therapy could be of significant value to patients."

well done cynic not many admit on a b/b a change of stance,are you in for long term or trading?

am always happy to admit when i change my mind, just plain wrong, and sometimes when i get it spot on!

at heart i am a trader using CFDs exclusively and rarely hold for more than 3/6 months ...... with ULT, the price movement will almost certainly determine my actions - e.g. could trade some or even all of my holding very quickly if i feel it is all going too far too fast

cynic from rns quote "We are delighted that the
Secretary of State has now committed the funds to ensure this is implemented and
we now expect the NHS to honour its LEGAL OBLIGATION and make Beating the Blues available to all patients who require it".unquote. Unless RNS is wrong unlikely that NHS wil renege

DOH! ..... why do you think my change of stance?

cynic thats why i asked long term or trading as the share has gone up from below 1p over the last month, profit taking will take place.

that is true, but without an rns to support the rise, there was no way i would have jumped on board or recommended same

just for info, absolutely massive volumes today .... already 30m against a daily average of only 4m ...... while many stale holders may well be getting out, there is clearly still plenty of appetite for sp is still comfortably ahead on the day

Bot these buggers at .83- sold them at 2.50. Bot back in at 1.50 then cried a bit , but as BTB had been approved by NICE thot it wud be only a matter of time b4 implementation by NHS. Pleased I did and at least in the foreseeable future there will be no competion to BTB as we all know now it takes yonks b4 NICE and NHS are ready to resp. approve and do business. Happily watching the orders to come in now in the next few months

cynic fair enough.

I bought these at 2.4 and never sold, have been watching it all dwindle away, maybe my apathy will be rewarded... or probably not lol

"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect... You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd."................. (nice to have you on board CYNIC )

i admit to enjoying being quite provocative at times, and have certainly tended to march to my own tune in many aspects of my life .... it can be a bit uncomfortable at times, but sometimes brings home the bacon against the odds

Yes, but do you actually have anyone to share the bacon with...........or did they scarper a long time ago...........

??????????? strange comment even by my standards ..... obviously my wallet makes me a much greater object of desire that you clearly thought ..... Bernie Ecclestone has that magic in spades

'object of desire' ?? jeez, makes the mind boggle ;)