How many times have you heard it? ‘People are living longer and the NHS can’t afford to look after them.’
Or perhaps – ‘Services won’t cope for much longer because the population is ageing; we have to come up with different solutions.’
These are myths. They are used to cover up the real reason for services being cut, which have nothing to do with the fact that people are living for longer. Our fact sheet explains why. Myth of Ageing fact sheet.