Question: One of the NHS health boards in Scotland, covering the geographical area of Fife, is currently undertaking a review of its health care services and has asked you to present a short briefing to its senior managers on one aspect of its services. This relates to the anticipated demographic trends over the next few years. Data has been obtained both for the board and for the whole of Scotland on the estimated population in 1998 and the forecast population to 2013. The population data has been broken into different age groups as shown in Table. Note that the age group 16 to 64 includes females to the age of 60 and males to the age of 64, and the group 65 to 74 includes females from the age of 60 and males from the age of 65.
You are required to prepare a short briefing for senior managers indicating the major changes likely to take place over this period. Use suitable diagrams and additional calculations to help your presentation.
