Overlap of hospital use and social care in older people in England

Objectives: To link pseudonymous health and social care use data in order to determine what proportion of older people access hospital and social care services. Methods: Retrospective analysis of linked, pseudonymous, routine service use data of people aged 75 and over (n 5 133,055) drawn from the operational systems of four primary care trusts and their corresponding local authorities in England. Results: Fourteen percent of older people...