Characteristic | Early PC* | Late PC† | Very late PC‡ |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Overall no. of decedents | 8882 (27) | 8085 (25) | 15801 (48) |
Proportion of specialist PC | 1027 (12) | 997 (12) | 1909 (12) |
Proportion of generalist PC | 7855 (88) | 7088 (88) | 13 892 (88) |
*Early PC; initiated >90 days before death.
†Late PC; initiated ≤90 days and >30 days before death.
‡Very late PC; initiated ≤30 days before death.