The National Bereavement Survey (VOICES) assesses the quality of care delivered in the last three months of life for adults who died in England. Conducted by the Office for National Statistics for the Department of Health, it aims to identify variations in care quality across different regions and patient groups. The dataset is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.
Use Cases
- Assess regional variations in end-of-life care quality based on survey responses from bereaved individuals
- Analyze differences in care quality delivered to different patient groups as described in the survey aims
- Benchmark healthcare provider performance against national standards for the last three months of life
Strengths
- Official survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health
- Focuses on a specific and critical three-month period at the end of life
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Collection Method
- National survey (VOICES) of bereaved individuals
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:08.148279; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- England