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Palliative and end of life care profiles: February 2020 data update

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

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Palliative and end of life care profiles

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The data update for February 2020 including updates for 11 indicators has been published by Public Health England (PHE).

The update for 9 indicators includes new 2018 data and refreshed data 2009 to 2017 describing mortality at end of life for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), strategic transformation partnerships (STPs) and NHS regions:

  • mortality rate (all ages, under 65 years, 65 to 74, 75 to 84, 85 and older)
  • percentage of all deaths by age groups (under 65 years, 65 to 74, 75 to 84, 85 and older)

The update for 2 indicators includes 2019 data and refreshed data 2012 – 2018 describing the availability of care home and nursing home beds for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), strategic transformation partnerships (STPs), NHS regions, local authorities and higher administrative geographies:

  • care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and older
  • nursing home beds per 100 people aged 75 and older

The Palliative and end of life care profiles are designed to improve the availability and accessibility of information. They are intended to help local government and health services to improve care at the end of life.

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Published 4 February 2020

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