The Psyomics Platfrom patient questionnaire
The Psyomics Platform is an online questionnaire for patients which allows you to share, in your own words, why you are seeking help.
The Psyomics Platform won't replace our routine processes, it offers a digital healthcare tool to provide information to support services with triage and assessment, and provides you with increased accessibility and choice regarding how you provide information.
We are currently piloting the Psyomics Platform in the Horsham Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) for routine referrals. Completing the questionnaire is optional but can be helpful tool in tailoring your care. If you choose not to complete it, you will still receive the support you need.
We also have received feedback from patients who have completed the questionnaire, stating that it has been beneficial in preparation for their assessment.
After the pilot, we plan to make the Psyomics Platform available across all ATS services at Sussex Partnership. Other NHS trusts have reported that the Psyomics Platform has helped reduce the need for service users to repeat their story to clinicians' multiple times.
How the Psyomics Platform works
Once we have received a referral from your GP, our team will assess whether you meet the criteria for our service and the Psyomics Platform pilot. If your referral is suitable, you will receive a questionnaire via a secure text message link. Not everyone will receive a questionnaire as it is dependent on your symptoms and the support you require.
You can complete the questionnaire on a mobile phone, or copy the link into a browser on a laptop, desktop or tablet. You will be guided through questions which will help to build a detailed picture of your mental health symptoms and concerns.
Read our FAQs to learn more about how the Psyomics Platform works.
Information gathered by the Psyomics Platform
Psyomics Platform questionnaire include validated measures and questions that ask about:
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Trauma
- Emotional instability
- Adjustment disorder
- Substance & alcohol misuse
- Disordered eating
Note: Psyomics Platform is not suitable for crisis referrals. It does not screen for neurodevelopmental conditions or mental health symptoms for individuals under 18 years old.
Completing the questionnaire
The questionnaire typically takes one hour to complete, but this can vary from twenty minutes to two hours. You can save your progress and return later if needed. Once you have completed the questionnaire, your answers will be sent to the Assessment and Treatment Service team to review.
Please be open and honest with your answers to help us understand the challenges you face.
If you require any technical support or have questions about the Psyomics Platform questionnaire, please email: spft.
If your query is about your appointment or care, please contact the service directly.
If you need help now, please follow this link for the support and crisis numbers: Getting urgent support if needed