Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 20 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 February 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 February 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Schizophrenia: Medical Treatments
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing and other health bodies on a virtual reality game to detect and treat schizophrenia.
- Answer
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No such discussions have taken place.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not issued any guidance on this precise type of treatment. In the absence of guidance from NICE, commissioners should make decisions on the availability of individual treatments based on the evidence available to them. Existing NICE guidance on ‘Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management’ will be reviewed in 2018.
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- 2016-17
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- Medical treatments Video games Schizophrenia Virtual reality
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