A new report from North Yorkshire Council's health chief aims to protect older people in the region, it shows some of the lowest life expectancy in the county is in Whitby and Scarborough.
Built around older people’s voice, and with partner contributions and case studies, the report focuses on the four healthy ageing priorities for North Yorkshire:
- Health & reducing inequalities
- Housing
- Financial security & employment
- Making North Yorkshire an age-friendly place
By 2043 the number of people in North Yorkshire aged 65+ will increase by 51,100 which is a 31% rise. This means that 1 in 3 residents will be over the age of 65 (33%). There will be a 76% increase in those aged 85+.
Scarborough is to be visited by North Yorkshire Council's health chief as the county looks to protect its ageing population, though Hunmanby and Filey has the most over 65s in North Yorkshire with 36.3% of the population being in that age group.
Former chief medical officer for England, Chris Witty, has highlighted the lack of data on the health of coastal communities and called for a national strategy to improve their health and well-being.
Louise Wallace is North Yorkshire Council's director of public health:
The report is intended to inform and influence service design and commissioning decisions for healthy ageing both within the council and more widely with system partners. The recommendations focus on enabling older adults to maintain independence and quality of life, and as such, provide many opportunities to reduce the costs associated with ageing.
Some of the most worrying stats show life expectancy in the county at its lowest in Whitby and Scarborough.
Louise says she's planning to visit Scarborough shortly as the council continues to look at older people's services:
The above map shows 30-minute drive times to hospital trust premises; many areas have much longer drive times. For those without access to a car and who have to rely on public transport this proves even more difficult. As numbers of long-term conditions are expected to increase as people get older, more appointments and visits to health services will be needed. The council report says it reinforces the need highlighted in Professor Whitty’s report that services should move away from being specialist and become more generalist so that people are not having to attend numerous different appointments for numerous different conditions and that services should be built around the most common cluster of diseases.
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