Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/palliative-care-strategy-population-data-research-additional-paper/pages/3/ [accessed 13 October 2024]
For 2022/23, during the last six months of life:
7,359 patients (12%) had 3 or more emergency admissions recorded
59,112 emergency department attendances (1.0 per death) were recorded
69,867 emergency admissions (1.1 per death) compared to 4,743 elective admissions (0.1 per death) were recorded.