title: Important business.
abstract: The new guide for older people's mental health services, published by the Department of Health ( 2005 ), recognises that up to 50 per cent of older people in hospital may be experiencing some form of mental health condition. The focus of the guidance includes delirium, dementia and depression.
authors.affiliation: RCN Mental Health and Older People Forum.|University of Sheffield.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aveyard