Offord Natalie, Wyrko Zoe, Downes Tom, Hopper Adrian, Harriman Paul, Gordon Adam L
Specialty Registrar in Geriatric Medicine, Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Acute Med. 2016;15(3):134-139.
The number of people aged over 60 years worldwide is projected to rise from 605 million in 2000 to almost 2 billion by 2050, while those over 80 years will quadruple to 395 million. Two-thirds of UK acute hospital admissions are over 65, the highest consultation rate in general practice is in those aged 85-89 and the average age of elective surgical patients is increasing. Adjusting medical systems to meet the demographic imperative has been recognised by the World Health Organisation to be the next global healthcare priority and is a key feature of discussions on policy, health services structures, workforce reconfiguration and frontline care delivery.
预计全球60岁以上人口数量将从2000年的6.05亿增至2050年的近20亿，而80岁以上人口数量将增至四倍，达到3.95亿。英国急症医院三分之二的入院患者年龄超过65岁，全科医疗中咨询率最高的是85至89岁的人群，择期手术患者的平均年龄也在上升。世界卫生组织已认识到调整医疗系统以满足人口结构需求是全球医疗保健的下一个优先事项，这也是政策、卫生服务结构、劳动力重新配置和一线医疗服务讨论的关键特征。
