Table 1.

Demographics of patient interview participants

Patient number	Age, years	Sex	Primary cancer site	Metastatic disease	SIMD 2012 decile^a	6-fold urban-rural classification	Carer participated	Palliative summary^b
1	61	Female	Breast	Yes	4	1. Large urban	No	No
2	57	Male	Prostate	Yes	4	1. Large urban	Yes	Yes
3	55	Female	Endometrium	Yes	8	6. Remote rural	Yes	Yes
4	49	Female	Colorectal	Yes	6	3. Accessible small town	No	No
5	56	Female	Breast	Yes	7	1. Large urban	No	No
6	59	Female	Melanoma	Yes	8	1. Large urban	No	No
7	53	Female	Endometrium	No	9	1. Large urban	No	No
8	47	Female	Colorectal	Yes	5	5. Accessible rural	No	No
9	72	Male	Bladder	Yes	7	6. Remote rural	Yes	Yes
10	63	Female	Breast	Yes	9	6. Remote rural	Yes	Yes
11	50	Female	Breast	Yes	6	1. Large urban	No	No

↵a Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012 ranks areas in Scotland by postcode from one (most deprived) to 6505 (least deprived) according to multiple indicators of deprivation such as employment and housing. The ranks are reported here by decile with 1 indicating most deprived and 10 indicating least deprived.
↵b Those patients who had a structured electronic palliative care summary available at the time of the index consultation.