Sleep is an essential process that helps us maintain our mental and physical health. We know that without it, we cannot function effectively.
Within Frimley Health and Care, (a partnership of NHS, social care, voluntary and community organisations), we know that good sleep matters. It reduces our risk of developing serious illness, boosts our immune system, reduces stress, helps us think more clearly – and a good night’s sleep makes us feel great. More advice can be found on the NHS Better Health sleep pages.
If you struggle to sleep, there is a range of support options open to you, from local Talking Therapies services to online tools. Locally, we can also offer Talking Therapies and the Sleepio programme.
Sleepio is a leading treatment, backed by international research, and is clinically proven to help improve insomnia. Frimley Health and Care is offering it to our residents free of charge.
Use Sleepio at no cost to yourself by clicking on the button below or by visiting https://www.sleepio.com/nhs and clicking on the ‘Get started’ button.
You will need to use your NHS login to sign-up. These are the login details you use if you have the NHS app. For more information about NHS login or to create an account go to: About NHS login - NHS (www.nhs.uk).
Sleepio is an online, fully automated, six-session programme of digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for insomnia. It’s designed by sleep experts to help you understand why sleepless nights happen, what makes them worse, and how to reduce them. It uses clinically proven CBT techniques to help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep through the night and feel better during the day.
Recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Sleepio is a proven approach for those experiencing poor sleep. It has been evaluated in many clinical trials and has been shown to help people restore their sleep to healthy levels.
The advice given in your Sleepio sessions will be personalised to you, based on the answers you give when registering. There are six core online sessions that take about 20-25 minutes to complete. These are spaced weekly, but you can choose exactly when works best for you. You will also keep a sleep diary, which takes about one minute to complete each day. Additional support is available from an online community of other Sleepio users, if this is something you want to join.
Using Sleepio is your decision - if you choose to sign up but don’t find it helpful, you can stop at any time.