The significant imbalance of age profiles across East Riding Place PCNs
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT Primary Care Network DATA
Because future health planning may be based on PCN Data we have used this, not “Town” data
From the graph, Yorkshire Coast and Wolds (Driffield) and Beverley PCNs have the most patients
This is because PCN data includes additional communities, eg Beverley PCN includes Cottingham
Bridlington “Town” remains to be East Ridings largest and most elderly by volume and percentage
The image above shows….
From the top, more northern geographies, all seven East Riding Place Primary Care Networks
The age-range profile of registered patients by PCN in 20-year segments up to the age of 60 years
Registered patients over the age of 60 years are shown in the bars marked in red for each PCN
Registered Patients over 60 years old
From left to right the graphic shows a disproportionate % variation of older people in differing PCNs
Healthcare needs increase with age
As we grow older our healthcare needs are likely to increase in both frequency and complexity
Nowhere is this more so than in the north - see “Insights” to Deprivation & Long-Term-Conditions
Ageing communities bring significant additional pressures to the primary care GP network
Complex and chronic conditions often require additional support in secondary care NHS hospitals
Northern PCN Age Profile, Primary care supported by specialist Secondary Hospital Care
At the top of the chart in Bridlington / Yorkshire Coast & Wolds, see the % higher levels over 60’s. Here, there is a disproportionate imbalance between the elderly and younger, healthier population. Retired patients living in Bridlington’s North Ward result in 44% of residents being over 60 years
Bridlington District Hospital was specifically built to serve 80,000 northern residents health needs. The managed decline of services there results in a socially unjust inequality of access to NHS care
Coastal health inequality is a failure of fairness and social justice
2021 “Click” to see Health in Coastal Communities
Both the new NHS Integrated Care System and East Riding Council must act
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