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The HRC in Mental health (MindTech) is a national centre focusing on the development, adoption and evaluation of new technologies for mental healthcare and dementia. Technology innovation in this area includes diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and support.
The team boasts extensive clinical and research expertise, alongside public involvement groups who bring invaluable lived experience to all their work.
About HRC's theme
Mental health is a broad term that includes problems with cognition (thought processing), emotions, and behaviours. MindTech covers mental health conditions across the lifespan. Their Children and Young People’s theme focuses on mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and Autism. Their Adult theme looks at mood disorders and severe mental health conditions such as psychosis. They also have a theme focused on old age and dementia.
Support provided
- Feedback and advice: one-off guidance and meetings with innovators at different stages of their development journey.
- Access to our networks: connect innovators to specialist networks of academics and clinicians across the UK, as well as NHS providers, NICE, and the MHRA.
- Research collaborations: partner with companies on research that meets shared interests, building towards clinical evaluations and real-world evaluations to deliver evidence to support adoption and regulatory approval processes.
- Events: regular events to bring together innovators, academics, clinicians, people with lived experience of mental health conditions, and other stakeholders.
- Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE): embed PPIE into all stages of research and apply co-production principle to technology development. Currently developing a PPIE support offer for innovators.
- Training and resources: a knowledge base of resources and training materials which will soon be available.
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Children and Young People’s Mental Health
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Adult Mental health and Wellbeing
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Older People and Dementia
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Co-design and Responsible Research and Innovation
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Evidence Generation & Digital Trials
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Health Economics and Value Propositions
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Implementation and Adoption
- Neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., Tourette's, ADHD) within Children and Young People
- Adult mood disorders (e.g., bipolar, major depressive disorder)
- Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) methodology
- Mental Health Mission
Find out more
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Contact details
HRC Address & Postcode
NIHR HRC in Mental Health (MindTech)
Institute of Mental Health
University of Nottingham
Jubilee Campus
Triumph Road
Nottingham
NG7 2TU
Host Trust and University
Hosted by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham
Available support
Technology Readiness Levels supported
3 - 9
How to access support
To access support from this HRC, please contact the Industry Engagement Manager (Jake) at