All of the latest updates and news from the ORBIT-UK project:

Welsh Senedd debate highlights urgent need for improved tics and Tourette Syndrome services for young people

Friday, 23 January 2026

A debate held this week in the Welsh Senedd has brought renewed attention to the lack of access to specialist healthcare services for children and young people with tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome across Wales.

The debate, led by Lee Waters MS, outlined the significant distress experienced by young people and their families due to limited service provision, long waiting times, and the need for some families to fund treatment privately. Members of the Senedd heard first-hand accounts of the impact this gap in care has on education, mental health, and family life.

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Technology developed in Nottingham to treat Tourette’s recommended by NICE

Thursday, 21 November 2024

Two technologies that are based on research by University of Nottingham experts to reduce the severity of tics in people with Tourette’s are closer to patient use after being recommended in draft guidance by NICE...

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Online therapy could bring hope to thousands of young people living with tics and Tourette’s

Thursday, 28 March 2024

A proven new online behavioural therapy package could help the NHS address its current shortage of trained therapists and specialist services needed to support the 1 in 100 children and adults who are living with tics and Tourette’s in the UK...

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ORBIT findings feature in the Lancet Psychiatry

Thursday, 2 September 2021

Findings from a recent study testing an online treatment for children and adolescents with tic disorders, have been published in the Lancet Psychiatry. The results demonstrate that an online intervention could be an effective treatment option for the thousands of children and young people without access to specialist services...

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