‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

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‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy £75bnThe number of people in the UK experiencing a stroke will increase more than 50% to 151,000 a year by 2035, costing the NHS and the economy £75bn in healthcare and lost productivity, stark new projections suggest.Worsening physical health, rising alcohol consumption and low exercise levels among an ageing population as well as a failure by min…