General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

So, to summarise, the large increase in demand of the health system is not proportional with the increase in population.
Other things which are likely causes are - people living longer - less manual work - different diet - environmental influences ....... ?

On top of that, a lot of people seem to take a liking to "seeing t'doctor", whether they need to or not.

Gaffer's Hospital Admissions figures show that in 2001 there were 35% less admissions than in 2021. Population figures show 26% less in 2001 than in 2021.
Again, the figures are not proportional. There must be something in the water!