The NHS uses Flow to treat depression
Flow has been used across 14 NHS services.
This includes offering Flow to their own doctors - clinicians experiencing depression can access Flow through NHS Practitioner Health (if they live in England or Scotland).
The Flow headset is supported by the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)
The programme fast-tracks the most promising, evidence-based innovations into the health system.
"It provides a solution with fewer severe side effects than medication and overcomes the long waiting times and clinical skill dependency of psychological therapies." - NHS Accelerator | March 2026
Many NHS services using Flow have independently published their findings, demonstrating that Flow is a valuable treatment option.
The Leicestershire NHS Partnership Trust Crisis Service has shown up to a 75% drop in suicidal ideation across the trial, with the trust confirming that hospital admissions had been avoided.
Specialist NHS perinatal mental health Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in Norfolk and South London have been offering Flow as an option to support mothers admitted with post-natal depression.
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Flow is available for direct purchase, no prescription needed.
People with a chronic condition like depression may qualify for 20% VAT relief at checkout.
But our long-term goal is even more ambitious.
We’re working closely with clinics, GPs, and mental health institutions to make our device available through prescription, so it can be provided free of charge to patients.