Costs

 Several time patient visit healthcare centres with a clinically undefinable condition that cost a lot of money as well as time of healthcare organisation. Most of NHS attempt to keep such patients away from hospital by organising home visits and provide other supports like talk therapy and communitybased services. A report from NHS shows that it costs three times more to treat a 75-year-old and five times more to treat an 80-year-old compared to a 30-year-old. A massive rise in the age factor of elderly people by 2050 when there will be double population of elderly people compared to 2019, is another matter of concern for healthcare organisation. Support talks and community-based services are not enough to stop them visiting hospitals and it will not make any difference to cost and time consumed for treatments. (England, 2019)

The figure 1.11 above shows that NHS is struggling to manage costs of elderly people, aged 65 and above. It costs 3 to 5 times more to treat people ages between 60 to 100+ than treating people 60 and below. This chart depicts that between year 2020-2021 the costs are going to rise more as the life expectancy rises. NHS is concerned because people are getting healthier, yet they are using NHS services more. The main cause of this issue has been discussed that people are repeatedly visiting NHS and other healthcare organisation with a clinically undefinable health condition that is unfeasible for treatment.