Deaths at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and implications for patients and services
Think tank: The Nuffield Trust
Author(s): Eilís Keeble; Dr Sarah Scobie; Theo Georghiou; Dr Miranda Davies
April 5, 2023
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the services used by people who died at home in England, before and during the first year of the pandemic.
There has been a steady increase in the numbers of people dying at home in recent years. These trends became entrenched during the pandemic, which could reflect people fearful of Covid-19 in hospitals and care homes just as much as broader patient preferences for dying at home. So did those dying at home receive the care they needed, at a good standard?
This new research sheds light on the services used by people who died at home in England, before and during the first year of the pandemic.
