TY - JOUR T1 - Ageing meets unequal population JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 369 LP - 369 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X692057 VL - 67 IS - 661 AU - Tim Senior Y1 - 2017/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/661/369.abstract N2 - We need to worry. The population is ageing, which will put all sorts of pressure on medical and social services. Census projections tells us that the numbers of people aged over 65 years are increasing much more quickly than the numbers of teenagers. With that comes multiple incurable chronic diseases and multiple medications. More people need more help in their daily lives as they get older. As a higher proportion of the population is aged over 65 years, this puts pressure on health and social care. Our health systems will need to have the capacity and expertise to deliver care to increasing numbers of people with dementia as well as with heart disease and arthritis, … ER -