Letters.
I am a mental health nurse involved in a two year project with primary care. The project is focusing on older people and depression. The aim of the project is to establish an assessment tool for use in primary care to assist with the detection and management of mild to moderate depression in the older population. The preferred choice of therapy for the management is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). We will be looking at equipping primary care workers with the knowledge and skills which would enable them to do this. Social services workers will also be targeted. A combination of qualified and unqualified staff will also be involved.