death counts: the challenge of death and dying in learning disability services

By talking to people with learning disabilities, their parents and support workers, Stuart Todd has built up a disturbing picture of the way matters surrounding death and dying are handled by our services. They include hiding the truth from service users, disenfranchising bereaved parents, and staff not being allowed to offer the end-of-life care they would like. Here he throws down the challenge for service providers to show more respect to everyone involved in the process of dying