In this episode:

• There is a massive magnitude of people suffering from insomnia. It’s important to talk about insomnia and manage it well
• Sleep hygiene is helpful but not first line treatment, and should go alongside cognitive behavioural treatments for insomnia (CBT-I)
• Digital CBT-I is offered to most patients and is much more readily available to general practitioners throughout primary care
• 20 to 40% of patients that complete CBT-I cease to use medication for insomnia

Expert: Dr Alexander Sweetman, Research Fellow

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