title: Rapid access for older people to an specialist mental health services.
abstract: This article outlines an initiative to provide rapid access to specialist services for older people with mental health difficulties living in care homes. It outlines the main aims of the service and its impact. The service has significantly reduced unnecessary hospital admissions.
authors.affiliation: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oldknow