Guidance
Classification of place of death
A guide that supports the methods used for all place of death indicators as classified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) death certificate data.
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This guidance assists health and social care professionals in reproducing place of death statistics to help in the development of services.
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Published 1 March 2019
Last updated 11 September 2025
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Guidance updated to reflect that the combination of 'NHS indicator 2' and 'establishment type 99', which was previously described as 'care home', is now reported as 'other places'.
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First published.