Number of people aged 90 and over arriving at hospital in England by ambulance has risen by 61% in five years,NHS figures showSoaring numbers of people aged 90 and over are being taken to hospital by ambulance, adding to the pressures on A&E units and already crowded wards, or NHS figures reveal. A total of 325086 men and women aged 90+ arrived at hospital in England by ambulance in 2014/15,up 61% on five years ago, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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Source: theguardian.com