Ultrasis Plc Regulatory News (ULT)

1 May 2007 07:02

Ultrasis PLC01 May 2007 Press release 1st May 2007 Ultrasis plc Appointment of Director Ultrasis plc, the provider of computer-delivered, interactive healthcareproducts and associated services, is pleased to announce the appointment of JohnSmith to the board. John joined Ultrasis in May 2005 as UK Sales Director. Heworked within the NHS for more than 22 years and held a number of seniormanagement posts, culminating in the role of Director of an NHS trustspecialising in the delivery of mental health services. John is responsible for implementing the framework agreement for thecomputerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) programme "Beating the Blues"in the NHS, new business development in the UK and internationally, and allsales and marketing activity. Commenting on the appointment, Nigel Brabbins, Chief Executive, said: "John hasalready demonstrated he has the skills needed to complete the introduction ofBeating the Blues across Primary Care in England, and identify other emergingcommercial opportunities. In addition, he will participate in the formation bythe Board of long-term strategy for maximising the value of the whole range ofUltrasis products." John Frederick Smith is aged 43. In the five years preceding this announcementhe has been a director of: Mental Health Matters (Charity) 5 Boroughs Partnership (Specialist Mental Health Trust, as described above) There is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph 2(g) of the AIMRules for Companies. For further information please contact: Ultrasis plc:Gerald Malone, Chairman / Nigel Brabbins, Chief Executive +44 (0) 20 7566 3900nbrabbins@ultrasis.com Marshall Securities:Robert Luetchford +44 (0) 20 7490 3788 Media enquiries: Capital MS&LPeter Curtain +44 (0) 20 7307 5330peter.curtain@capitalmsl.com Notes to editors: Ultrasis plc is a healthcare company with core expertise in health, psychology,software development and programme management. The Company delivers computerisedhealthcare products to the NHS, the corporate sector and other healthcareproviders in the UK and US. Ultrasis was the first company to offer computerised products based on CognitiveBehavioural Therapy (CBT) and interactive multimedia, and is the world leader inthis field. The products help people tackle stress, anxiety and depression, anda full spectrum of related chronic conditions. Beating the Blues is an eight-week, web-based treatment programme for depressionbased on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Following a rigorous examination by theNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), "Beating the Blues" was approved by NICE in February 2006 for use in the National Health Service. On 28 March 2007 the Secretary of State for Health announced a frameworkagreement for the use of cCBT in the NHS and approved "Beating the Blues",saying: "Computer-based therapy for milder, but more common mental healthconditions such as depression and anxiety should be made available to anypatients in England who could benefit from it from April (2007)." www.ultrasis.comwww.thewellnessshop.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange