The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have launched a call for evidence to evaluate resources developed under the Wellcome-funded Digital Mental Health Technologies (DMHT) programme.
The survey opened on 5 November 2026 and will remain open until 26 February 2027. It is intended to gather feedback on how the programme's Phase 1 resources have been received and used across the sector.
Stakeholders invited to respond
The MHRA and NICE are seeking views from a broad group. This includes developers and manufacturers of digital mental health technologies, healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, regulators, people with lived experience of mental health conditions, carers and members of the public.
Stakeholders are encouraged to participate whether they have engaged extensively with the existing resources, used them minimally or not engaged at all. The organisations say this feedback will help identify strengths, highlight areas for improvement and shape future work to improve the safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies.
What the evaluation will assess
According to the MHRA and NICE, the survey forms part of the programme's Phase 1 evaluation. It aims to assess how the resources have been received and used across the sector. The organisations are particularly interested in whether the materials have influenced users' knowledge, confidence, decision-making and professional practice.
The resources were developed to support the safe development, regulation, evaluation and adoption of digital mental health technologies, including mental health apps and other digital tools. The survey is intended to capture views on those existing materials rather than to test a new technology.
How findings will be used
Findings from the survey will help determine whether the Phase 1 outputs have achieved their intended objectives. They will also inform the future direction of Phase 2 of the DMHT programme.
The MHRA and NICE say the feedback will help identify strengths, highlight areas for improvement and shape future work to improve the safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies. The results are therefore intended to support evaluation of the resources already produced and planning for the next phase of work.
The survey covers a broad range of participants, from technology developers and regulators to people with lived experience and carers. Their responses will be considered as part of the Phase 1 evaluation and the programme's planning for Phase 2.
The call for evidence gives stakeholders a defined period to report on their experience of the resources, whether that experience is extensive or limited. The programme's next phase will be shaped by the findings.