The NHS is facing a crisis of ageing. We are living longer even than the average citizen of the US, so something is right about our health system. But we will not be able to cope in the near future and already the Regional Health Services, particularly in Wales, but across the UK are imploding.
Media comment is attached below.
The graphics at the end of the attachment are interesting, and here is one courtesy of the Daily Mail on line.
The Spectator Melanie Phillips reports 27th July 2013:
The elderly are driving the recovery. It’s time for generational jihadists to say ‘thanks’
Fig 1 Change in life expectancy (in years) in England and Wales within each decade broken down by age group, 1950-2010 (data from www.mortality.org). Life expectancy increased by 2.6 years between 2000 and 2010, 0.1 years of which came from improved infant and child survival and, respectively 0.5 and 2.0 years from lower mortality among 5-64 and ≥65 year olds
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