Table 1.

Length of time since last contact with the clinic before death, total sample and patients remembered by staff (%).

Time	All Patients	Patients Remembered
<3 months	98	64 (65)
<1 year	86	43 (50)
<5 years	106	37 (35)
<10 years	44	11 (25)
>10 years	51	2 (4)
Total	385	157 (41)

In three cases the last date of contact was not known.