Ultrasis Plc Regulatory News (ULT)

8 Nov 2007 07:01

Ultrasis PLC08 November 2007 8 November 2007 Ultrasis plc BUPA contract Ultrasis, the provider of computer-delivered, interactive healthcare productsand associated services, is pleased to announce that BUPA has contracted for aninitial 500 treatments of its flagship product Beating the Blues for use withinthe BUPA Wellness Programme. BUPA Wellness is offered to employees by thousands of companies in the UK and ispioneering the approach of preventative health and wellbeing. Beating the Blueswill be offered as part of the range of psychological services offered toemployees. Nigel Brabbins, Chief Executive of Ultrasis, said: "With depression and othercommon mental health problems in the workforce becoming an increasing issue weare delighted to be working with BUPA Wellness to look at how Beating the Bluescan add value to their groundbreaking approach to wellbeing in the workplace." ends For further information please contact: Ultrasis plc:Nigel Brabbins, Chief Executive +44 (0) 20 7566 3900nbrabbins@ultrasis.com www.ultrasis.com Noelle Greenaway, Insinger de Beaufort +44 (0) 20 7190 7000Nominated Adviser www.insinger.com John Webb, Marshall Securities +44 (0) 20 7490 3788Brokerwww.marshallsecurities.com Media enquiries: Capital MS&LPeter Curtain / James Madsen +44 (0) 20 7307 5330james.madsen@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 theBlues" was approved by NICE in February 2006 for use in the National HealthService. 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