Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Sources of support The majority of participants (64.1%) said that they did not access any professional supports after their relative or friend died (2,997 of 4,677). Of those who did access support, 515 (11.0%) participants received support from GPs, 333 (7.1%) from nurses, 88 (1.9%) from social workers, and 240 (5.1%) from pastoral care or a chaplain. A further 204 (4.4%) received support from a bereavement counsellor or a bereavement helpline (Figure 5.2).
Figure 5.2 Supports accessed by bereaved relatives after their relative or friend died 50
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515
GP/doctor
333
Nurse
88
Social worker
240
Pastoral care/chaplain
204
Bereavement counsellor
21
Bereavement helpline
2,997
I did not access any professional supports
37
Not sure
242
Other
Overall experiences of care and support Participants rated the overall care and support they received on a scale from 0 (very poor care and support) to 10 (very good care and support). 56.1% (n=2,325) of participants said that they received ‘very good’ care and support (score of 9-10), 23.8% (n=988) ‘good’ care and support (score of 7-8), with 20.1% (n=831) saying that they received ‘fair to poor’ care and support (score of 0-6) (Figure 5.3).
Figure 5.3 Bereaved relatives’ overall experiences of care and support
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
20.1%
23.8%
56.1%
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
50 Participants could select more than one response option for this question.
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