The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has set a challenge to find innovative ways to deliver Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in the face of increasing demand. As stated by the CMO, IAPT does not currently have the capacity to meet the needs of the population, and it is predicted that demand will continue to grow in the coming years.
Online therapies may have a significant role to play in addressing the resource challenges facing talking therapies. This paper considers whether the time has come for a major step change in the use of online therapies in addition to existing IAPT services.
