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Emergency medical admissions in the NHS have risen by 50% since 1984, with patients over 65 accounting for 37% of emergency admissions in Scotland.
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Highlights the growing burden of emergency medical admissions on the NHS, particularly driven by older adults and winter peaks in respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.
Blatchford et al. (1997) conducted an editorial in Emergency medical admissions. Emergency medical admissions in the NHS have risen by 50% since 1984, with patients over 65 accounting for 37% of emergency admissions in Scotland.
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