VOICES: Bereaved People's Views on End-of-Life Care in England, 2011-2012

Combined results from the 2011 and 2012 National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES) conducted by the Office for National Statistics. The survey captures bereaved individuals' views on the quality of care received by loved ones at the end of life, aggregated by NHS Area Team. Data is published as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional variations in end-of-life care quality based on NHS Area Team aggregations.
• Analyzing trends in bereaved people's satisfaction with palliative care services.
• Informing healthcare policy and service improvements for terminal care based on reported experiences.

Strengths

• Official Statistics produced by the UK's Office for National Statistics.
• Combines two annual survey waves (2011 and 2012) for broader coverage.
• Focuses on a specific, hard-to-reach population (bereaved individuals).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2011-2012 collection period.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

National survey of bereaved people.

Time Range

2011, 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:18.656735; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England (aggregated by NHS Area Team)