The government is ‘woefully underprepared' for the impact a rapidly ageing population will have on society and public services, a Lords Committee has warned.
The committee said the 'gift of longer life' could to lead to a series of crises unless all political parties addressed the issue. England will see a 50% rise in the number of over 65s and a 100% increase in over 85s between 2010 and 2030, the report said Peers found the current model of health and social care provision is failing older people now and is inappropriate to care well for the many more older people there will be with chronic health conditions. They warned the National Health Service will have to transform to deal with the very large increases in demand for and costs of...
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