"There's an ageing population, and people's need are changing so services need to adapt and change, and it's inevitable as technology advances in the 21st Century that services need to be organised a little bit differently, " she said.

BBC: Chief medical officer Ruth Hussey: No simple answers

Sir Malcolm urged ministers to try to change the UK population's behaviour, saying there was "considerable scope for the government to launch a national consumer campaign to reduce domestic food waste" and for it to "set national targets to curb food waste within the UK food production and retail sectors, with clear sanctions for companies that fail to meet these targets".

BBC: MPs urge UK to eat less meat to help global food supplies

Plans to change Guernsey's population laws need to help maintain the island's unique character, says the chief minister.

BBC: Guernsey population plans to be debated by States