title: The changing profile of our patients.
abstract: Sam Foster, Chief Nurse at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, considers the impact of increasing life expectancy on healthcare organisations, and looks at how changing care bundles could improve care.
authors.affiliation: Chief Nurse at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D010361:Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*