Official Statistics

Palliative and end of life care profiles: December 2021 data update

The profiles provide an overview of palliative and end of life care in England at various geographies.

Applies to England

Documents

Palliative and end of life care profiles: December 2021 data update

Details

The update for December 2021 has been published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

The care home bed rate and nursing home bed rate indicators have been updated to include 2021 care home data for England, strategic clinical network areas, local authorities and government regions.

Percentage of deaths by place indicators (hospital, home, care home, hospice or other places) and age at death (all ages, under 65 years, 55 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years or older) have been updated to include 2020 data for local authorities, regions, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships and Strategic Commissioning Networks.

Percentage of deaths by place indicators (hospital, home, care home, hospice or other places) and age at death (all ages, under 65 years, 55 to 74 years, 75 to 84 years, 85 years or older) have been updated to include 2020 data for local authorities, regions, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships and Strategic Commissioning Networks.

Place of death factsheets for Clinical Commissioning Groups have been updated to include monthly provisional place of death for September 2021.

The Palliative and end of life care profiles are presented in an interactive tool which aims to help local government and health services improve care at the end of life.

Published 7 December 2021