Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Summary of findings: Care in hospital in the last three months of life
A total of 2,639 people said that their relative or friend had spent time in an acute hospital during the last three months of their life. The highest-scoring questions related to pain relief and relief from other symptoms, with 64.6% of participants (1,627 of 2,520) saying that healthcare sta did everything they could to relieve their relative or friend’s pain. Similarly, 64.3% of participants (1,647 of 2,561) said that healthcare sta did everything they could to relieve their relative or friend’s other symptoms (such as nausea, constipation, breathing diɝculties or restlessness). Further, 67.7% of people (1,850 of 2,732) said that their relative or friend was always treated with respect and dignity during their last hospital stay. The lowest-scoring question concerned support with emotional needs, with 44.3% of people (968 of 2,737) saying that healthcare sta did not help and support their relative or friend with their emotional needs (for example feeling worried, feeling anxious, feeling low). In total, 71.1% of participants (1,930 of 2,716) rated the overall care their relative or friend received in an acute hospital in the last three months of their life as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.
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