NICE has recommended Sleepio as an effective alternative to sleeping pills. The move would save the NHS money as well as reducing prescriptions of medicines such as zolpidem and zopiclone, which can be dependency-forming.
Sleepio is a six-week online programme designed by sleep experts based on cognitive and behavioural techniques. The app focuses on sleep restriction, stimulus control, cognitive tools and features a sleep hygiene review.
Up to 800,000 people in England could benefit from using the app, which utilises an AI algorithm to provide users with tailored digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)…
