Variations in End-of-Life Care across England

I just noticed that England has a tool similar to the Dartmouth Atlas in the United States.  The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) aims to improve the collection and analysis of information related to the quality, volume and costs of care provided by the NHS, social services and the third sector, to adults approaching the end of life. 

The Network's data and statistics “tool” allows the user to run various profiles.  For example, a quick search shows that in Newham 74% of the very elderly die in hospital.  In contrast, in Torbay, fewer than half of the very elderly (36%) die in hospital and fully one-half die at home -- where most people say they prefer to die.  This gap reminds me of similar gaps in the United States between, for example, New Jersey and Utah.