For some years now, the UK population has been ageing. This is due to several factors, including advances in healthcare and improvements in lifestyle including areas like nutritional status. According to the Office of National Statistics, in 2007 15.9% of the population was aged over 65 years, a proportion which had grown to 18% by 2017 and by 2027 the figure is projected to be 20.7%. Currently, the very old, who are aged 85 years … Continue reading The rise of silver trauma and the medico legal implications