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13/10/2016
A video therapy service has been launched in a move designed to widen access to mental health treatment in the UK workforce. The new service, called Babylon therapy, will provide employees with access to therapists via their smartphones at a time and a place to suit patients. Babylon is hoping its ‘therapist in your pocket’ model will help combat widespread mental health issues in the UK workforce.
Therapy sessions last 50 minutes and are available either as a ‘phone or video consultation, costing £49 each unless an employee’s employer has bought into the babylon for Business service.
Rebecca Minton, therapy service lead at Babylon, says:
‘Giving people access to digital therapy will address several of the key barriers many face when trying to access treatment. Certain patients will be more suited to a phone consultation from home where they can experience a degree of anonymity. It also gives people the ability to schedule appointments during their free time, including lunch breaks, to avoid taking time off work to travel to clinics.’