Characteristics of the bereaved relatives and HSCPs who completed the survey
| Characteristics of HSCPs surveyed | n | Characteristics of bereaved relatives surveyed | n |
| Professional role | Gender of participant | ||
| Doctor | 114 | Female | 216 |
| Nurse | 155 | Male | 59 |
| Pharmacist | 1 | Non-binary | 1 |
| Physiotherapist | 13 | Other | 1 |
| Occupational therapist | 2 | Missing | 1 |
| Chaplain | 5 | ||
| Speech and language therapist | 4 | Participant’s relationship to the family member who died | |
| Dietician | 1 | Son/daughter | 174 |
| Social care professional | 2 | Spouse/partner | 22 |
| Healthcare assistant | 23 | Parent | 4 |
| Volunteer | 5 | Son/daughter-in-law | 12 |
| Other (no details/free text provided) | 13 | Niece/nephew | 13 |
| Missing | 5 | Grandchild | 19 |
| Sibling | 6 | ||
| Location of professional | Friend | 14 | |
| England | 247 | Other | 14 |
| Scotland | 58 | ||
| Wales | 7 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 25 | Location of death | |
| Missing | 8 | England | 179 |
| Scotland | 63 | ||
| Wales | 10 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 7 | ||
| Missing | 19 | ||
| Place of death | |||
| Hospital | 75 | ||
| General ward (n=34) | |||
| Intensive care unit (n=13) | |||
| Coronavirus ward (n=26) | |||
| Other (n=2) | |||
| Usual place of care | 192 | ||
| Home (n=30) | |||
| Care home (n=162) | |||
| Hospice | 10 | ||
| Missing | 1 | ||
| Was the person who died infected with coronavirus? | |||
| Yes, certainly | 82 | ||
| Yes, probably | 28 | ||
| No, probably not | 54 | ||
| No, certainly not | 92 | ||
| Missing | 22 |
HSCP, health and social care professional.