huge advances in medicines, along with changes to our behaviour, like cutting smoking, healthier eating, means it s not unusual to reach our 80s, 90s, even beyond that. but the trend is already putting a huge strain on the nhs. it is thought that over the next ten years, we will need to create another 1millionjobs in health and social care. if we don t prepare for these changes now, and it might not be a winter crisis we will be talking about, but the future of the whole nhs that at stake. to see the latest data on hospitals where you live, you can use the bbc s winter tracker. you just put in your postcode to find the waiting times in a&e orfor operations and ambulances. visit.