VOICES: National Bereavement Survey on End-of-Life Care Quality by Area Deprivation

The National Bereavement Survey (VOICES) assesses the quality of care delivered in the last three months of life for adults who died in England. It is conducted by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Department of Health. The survey aims to assess variations in care quality across different parts of the country and for different patient groups.

Use Cases

• Assess regional variations in end-of-life care quality based on survey responses.
• Analyze disparities in care quality for different patient groups based on survey aims.
• Evaluate the impact of area deprivation on end-of-life care experiences based on the dataset's title and focus.

Strengths

• Survey is conducted by the Office for National Statistics, an official statistical body.
• Focuses on a specific and sensitive period of healthcare (the last three months of life).
• Explicitly aims to assess variations in care quality across geography and patient groups.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey conducted on behalf of the Department of Health.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:35.857515; freshness should be verified

Geography

England