Analyzing the UK Aging Population and Sustainable Health Care Costs

This essay discusses the impact of the aging population in the UK on the sustainability of health and social care costs. It examines the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity among older people, leading to higher healthcare expenditures. The essay references the Health Profile of England, highlighting trends in mortality rates and the number of years lived in poor health. It emphasizes that while advancements in medical technology have reduced mortality, the increasing number of older individuals requiring long-term care and support places a significant financial burden on the healthcare system. The discussion also covers the role of unpaid carers, the potential of new technologies to assist older people, and the challenges faced by the government in addressing the healthcare needs of an aging population. The essay concludes that aging is a significant factor contributing to high healthcare expenditure in the UK, necessitating strategic interventions and management to ensure sustainable and affordable care.

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TITLE..............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

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“The UK aging population is responsible for sustainable cost in the health and social care”
INTRODUCTION
Aging is defined as a reducing age as per time to time that is usually contributed in order to
participated with the various health complications. In addition, the aging is become the major
problem among the various countries because they take a longer expenditure and fund to taking
care of older people regards with their complication. The UK is also facing such type of
complications in the term of funding and expenditure from the government who is spending
money and funds in order to protect the people who is older from the different health
complications (Awang and et. al., 2018). Therefore, the health and social aspect of the aging is
also associated that provide the details contrast where the older people use to face various
complication such as diabetes, hypertension, and many more disease which require instant
support from the health care setting and as per the insurance and older citizen rights the cost of
the health equipment’s and medications are usually high and major of the functions of health
care settings are funded by government that take in higher cost and the terms of aging
population. In addition to report, the major of discussion is based on the UK aging that is
contributed to the higher expenditure within the health and social care (Baldwin, 2019).
MAIN BODY
The health profile of England is usually show various data which is well associated with the
old people who used to provide the data who is giving longer and dedicated towards that which
is necessary living healthy life. In addition, the trend are used to make discussion about the
quotient and opportunities that a society used to present and aging population are more likely to
facing the issues of chronic condition with the multiples morbidity in addition the compression
of morbidity suggest various hypothesis that is well related with the advancement in the terms of
technology and prevention with the onset of chronic illness with the morbidity among the older
people and taking the proper treatment before admission. Conversely, the expansion of morbidity
used to show various recommendation where the mortality is generally reduced due to the
medical equipment and advancement (Behera, and Dash, 2020). Whereas, the morbidity
enhances because no longer from the certain condition of spending more time with disabilities or
the situation which is unfavorable for the older people. Overall, the contrast of the aging is

usually provided detail analysis where the older people are used to face various complications
which is generally associated with the chronic conditions and any disease which is required care
in terms of consequences. The spending of cost to their health treatment medication and
management are higher before their death appear to the older people (Bourne and et. al., 2021).
According to the report of health profile of England, the mortality rate has generally
improved as per time, both over all end for the range of causes. In addition, it has been generally
and the improvement from the 2011 are usually introduce in the older people reduce the
morbidity and mortality. For example, the death rates from the cardiovascular disease are usually
reduce from 2001 for both male and female. In addition, the death rates for the major cancer
which include lung cancer in male and breast cancer in female as also been decline which
showing that the mortality among the older peoples regards with the chronic conditions are
reduced or controlled with the help of various intervention and strategies that is provided by
government that require a lot of funding as a consequence of these changes. The health profile of
England used to suggest various data in which the number of years are usually provided that is
related with the poor health which is increase slightly from 15.7 to 16.2 years and from 18.6 to
19.3 years for male and female respectively (Cheng and et. al., 2020).
It is well described in the health profile for England report that the mortality rate are usually
increases among the older peoples due to the various chronic condition which may affect the
health of the people. In addition, it also increases the expenditure of funding among the older
population with the reference to clearing and provide proper hospitalization and medicalization.
Therefore, using usually lead to enhance in the health care caused where it is analyzed that the
age is a driver of health spending which is partially due to the fact that is showing the prevalence
of multimorbidity that also rises with the age which is well shown in the data of office for budget
responsibility (Kehler, 2019). Therefore, the cost of caring for the older people and taking the
contrast into the account hospitals and community which is well related with the health services.
Therefore, the family health services and pharmaceutical services is also enhanced with the
respective age that show the situation which is very valuated that the aging is the main
fundamental fraction which enhance the health care caused for the general population. There are
number of studies which is showing their confirmation that there is a no age as per this which is
equivalent to the death. In addition, at the final year of life, the life is completely depended on

the medicines and management of disease which is show a competent driver of healthcare
expenditure (Kovacs, Wang and Grill, 2019).
The healthcare cost in the last year of life which is also depend on the each, some of the
scenario, there is no any inverse relationship between the age and the cost of the end-of-Life care
which is usual but the majorly context are showing that the aging is usually depend on the
healthcare factors where illness or the disease. Generally, show their appearance which are
providing or larger expenditure of healthcare. It is well suggested that the proximity towards the
health is more important determinant of healthcare expenditure as according to the aging which
may be provided fact of living longer which is not important as a burden of disease in the
healthcare system (Kpessa-Whyte, and Tsekpo, 2020). In addition to this, the economic
wellbeing or living longer and healthy aspect is clearly showing a complex issue and provide
aspect which is difficult to older population usually create cost pressure to the healthcare to
maintain the health social care cost as well as expenditure on pension. However, this is showing
a balanced against added value to the terms of economy due to the enhance revenue from direct
and indirect taxation as well as providing the voluntary and showing the caring activities. The
data which is usually analyzed from health profile for England show the appropriate narration in
terms of aging which is costly and taking relevance amount or fund from the health care setting
to manage the chronic conditions of the older peoples. In addition, the aging is a complex issue
on the drastic situation for the number of populations who is dealing with the issue of health
fractions that they require instant and show long term support from the healthcare setting which
is highly expensive and taking high expenditure from the healthcare services which act as burden
of disease for the healthcare settings (Maatouk and et. al., 2018).
In the contexts to the health care, the aging well enhances the total amount of disease health
and disability in the population. There will be an identified changes in the nature of disease
health with the relative shift away from the acute illness towards chronic condition, there are
various parallel fraction are usually show their appearance in the social group or community that
play and enhancing role in providing care services. The adaptation of health and care system in
order to meet the changing demand for the population which showing the major contrast that
require funding and extra expenditure in order to fulfill the needs of older peoples. In particular
future health and care cost are usually reduced because the resources are usually following the
context that is based and used by intervention that prevent and manage the issues of aging

conditions in terms of their disease and illness. In addition, they also provide individual with the
to make their responsibility for the health. Therefore, the supporting family and other also and
aspect which is taking under the priority of health care sector that require which is millions
between 2007 and 2025. It is well analyzed that there are number of people age 65 and over are
usually required and paid carer taking care of their day today activity and the number of the
peoples are well more than millions. In addition, the supporting these unpaired careers is the
major responsibilities for the government that is taking extra fund in order to complete the
responsibilities. Therefore, the increase in the demand of unpaid care from the older people in
terms of aging is the major challenge for the UK in order to fulfil the meet of requirement of
peoples (Palmer and et. al., 2020).
The new technologies are usually required proper capital in order to provide the assistive
technologies to the older people who is facing the concept of aging the proper health monitoring,
smart use of big data is a challenge for the government to make the proper budget and funding in
order to change the environment of healthcare settings. For taking a proper assistance to the
people who is dealing with anything the aging is just a factor which is happen with everyone
because the aging biologically elaborates that that it is decrease in the hormonal factor and
various changes that is optimized by body as per aging. In addition, in such, the proper
improvement are used to be taken which is helpful to provide assistant and this is usually
followed by spending and improving the wellbeing by initiating fund for the equipment and
follow the new technology which is helpful to support the people in their aging, capitalizing on
these opportunity will require action to address the barrier which is helpful to uptake these
opportunities in the terms of technology and sensitivity to public concerns on their privacy.
There are various challenges are usually faced by government in order to making the assistant
rather in the terms of technology, advancement, creativity, innovation and many more. The aging
is the major fundamental factor that require action of expenditure from the health care settings
that may be offer due to the burden of disease (Sinclair and et. al., 2020).
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, it is well analyzed that the aging is a concept which is faced by
everyone at a period of time when the hormones and the biological functions are usually
becomes slow and does not respond actively. Therefore, the various onset of disease and illness
are used to be show their appearances that required appropriate support and care from the health

care settings. In this, the health care settings are usually facing various challenges in order to
provide appropriate support and care due to the shortage of unpaid carers, equipment and many
more. In addition, these all terms require high cost and funding from the government so
indirectly or directly the aging become evidence of high expenditure for the health in the UK.
Millions of older people are usually taking the service which is free and the carers are used to be
paid by government that require high funding due to the huge population of older peoples.
Therefore, government are used to taking proper intervention and management for the chronic
condition of people who is facing during their aging process. Therefore, the proper funds and
high capital is required to make assistant for such peoples.

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