Ageing patients as challenge for EMS. Can technology help?
The ageing population is certainly a major factor for the growing pressures in the EMS – and it is one with which all health systems in the world are struggling.
Medical advances have meant that people are living longer. When the NHS was created, life expectancy was 13 years shorter than it is now. Addionally, the average 65-year-old costs the NHS 2.5 times more than the average 30-year-old.
How to react to this? Are modern technologies a solution?
It's true, the aging population strains our EMS.
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It’s amazing how medical advancements have increased our lifespan since the NHS began. Thirteen extra years! It really highlights the changing demands on healthcare. Thinking about those numbers, it’s almost like a puzzle, a real-life Wordle Unlimited scenario trying to solve how to best allocate resources, especially considering the higher costs associated with older age groups.
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