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英国是一个人口结构正在不断老化的国家,现在全国65岁以上的老人约有710万,占总人口的14%,预计人口老年化将持续发展,至2000年,85岁以上的老人将为现在的2倍。老年人中有13%患有严重疾病,在家老人中有4%(约27万)为永久性瘫痪或半瘫痪。收容于医院等机构的病弱老人全国约34万人,其中在普通医院的有15万,在医院专设的老人科治疗者5万,在私人医院住院者2万,在老人疗养院者12万。英国的医疗是通过国家卫生服务系统提供的,因此,除私人医院外,一切老人保健服务
The United Kingdom is a country whose population structure is ageing. There are about 7.1 million people aged over 65 in the country, accounting for 14% of the total population. It is expected that the aging of the population will continue to develop. By 2000, the elderly over 85 will be the present. 2 times. 13% of the elderly suffer from severe illness, and 4% (about 270,000) of the elderly at home are permanently paralysed or semi-temporal. The number of sick and frail elderly people admitted to hospitals and other institutions is about 340,000, of which 150,000 are in general hospitals, 50,000 are geriatric care providers in hospitals, 20,000 are hospitalized in private hospitals, and 120,000 are in elderly care facilities. The medical services in the United Kingdom are provided through the National Health Service. Therefore, all private health care services, except private hospitals, are provided.