Thursday, 10 November 2016

Hospital admissions hit record high as population ages

Hospital admissions hit record high as population ages Hospital admissions in England rose to record levels last year, with 16.2 million admissions during 2015-16 - up from 12.7 million ten years ago.

Patients aged 65 to 69 - so called "baby boomers" - made up the single largest group of patientsa, with some 1.3 million admissions in 2015-16, according to figures released by NHS Digital.

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