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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zaina Alibhai

Patients with insomnia to be prescribed self-help app instead of sleeping pills

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Hundreds of thousands of people suffering from insomnia will be offered treatment through a mobile phone app instead of a prescription for sleeping pills.

GPs will be able to propose artificial intelligence app Sleepio to struggling patients after the National Institute for Healthcare Excellence (Nice) recommended it as an effective alternative to medication.

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