One in four adults have multiple health problems, 'startling' data finds More than a quarter of adults in Britain have multiple health problems, according to a major study warning of “alarming” pressures being placed on the NHS.
The research shows that the vast majority of GPs’ time is being taken up by patients with several conditions, with eight in 10 prescriptions now issued to patients with more than one health complaint.
Researchers from Cambridge University said the trend was set to worsen, amid soaring rates of obesity fuel diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
The four-year study of more than 400,000 adults in England found 27.2 per cent were suffering from more than one health condition - with even higher rates among women. The Daily Telegraph
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