What is the Talking About Dying Survey?
This UK-wide survey investigated the experiences of staff talking to people with learning disabilities about death, dying and bereavement.
We wanted to know:
- How much are staff confronted with the death, dying and bereavement at work? (i.e. a person with learning disabilities is dying, or is bereaved)
- How do staff communicate about death and dying with the people they support?
- How do staff cope with all this?
Almost 700 staff took part in the survey (in 2017-2018). They worked with people with learning disabilities in residential and supported living services across the UK.
