"We take a closer look at how Covid-19 has affected dying, death and bereavement and what we can learn from the pandemic for improving end of life experience in future.
Key findings
Many more people died this year than usual, with many experiencing tremendous hardships at the end of life.
The place where people died changed, with many more dying at home.
Palliative and end of life care services have been a vital part of the pandemic emergency response, switching their services into delivery in community settings.
Care was compromised by shortages of essential PPE, medicines and staff – these were made worse by hospices not being seen as 'frontline NHS'."