Newcastle Sleep Station provided a free Sleep clinic at Quorum Retail
The sessions included:
- Free sleep assessment and diagnosis (with a printed report to take away)
- Information to take the GP, if treatment was required
- Sleep advice (top tips and general consultation / discussion about their problems)
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Sleepstation is an web based insomnia treatment – a digital version of the treatment that sleep doctors use in clinics across the globe to effectively treat insomnia disorder. Through Sleepstation patients can access an interactive and personalised online treatment plan to help them overcome their insomnia.
There are millions of people worldwide affected directly or indirectly from curable sleep disorders, and insomnia disorder remains the most commonly reported sleep disorder. With estimates of prevalence ranging from 10-30%, insomnia disorder represents a critical public health problem worldwide.The treatment methodology that underpins Sleepstation (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia or CBTi) is supported by over 30 years of research.
The Sleepstation treatment was co-designed by one of the UK’s leading sleep doctors – Dr Kirstie Anderson. As one of the few consultant neurologists to specialise in sleep, she works within one of the country’s largest sleep clinics where people with every type of sleep disturbance are seen and successfully treated, including those with severe insomnia. She has published papers on a range of sleep disorders and delivers lectures on every aspect of sleep.
Sleepstation is available on the NHS across England via GP referral and is also available privately at https://sleepstation.org.uk/