This Advance Decision pack contains an Advance Decision form and comprehensive guidance notes explaining everything you need to know to complete it.
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This Advance Decision pack contains an Advance Decision form and comprehensive guidance notes explaining everything you need to know to complete it.
This Advance Statement allows you to make a record of your wishes, feelings, beliefs and values, which can be used if you later become unwell and need care or medical treatment.
This practical guide includes the information you need to understand how treatment and care decisions are made, how you can plan ahead to ensure you stay in control of these decisions, and who to talk to and share your wishes with.
This booklet aims to support you to talk about your wishes for care and treatment with your family, friends and doctor.
This new booklet is designed to help people who have been recently diagnosed with a terminal illness find the information they need and ask questions, so that they can make informed decisions about their treatment and care – helping them to live well in the time they have left.
This factsheet explains what is meant by the term Advance Care Planning and the purpose of an Advance Care Plan. It is applicable to people living in England and Wales.
This factsheet explains what an Advance Decision is, what it can and can’t be used for, and the steps involved in completing one. This is applicable to people living in England and Wales.
This factsheet explains why it is a good idea to regularly review or update your Advance Decision, and how to do it.
This factsheet covers some problems that our service users have experienced when speaking to their doctor about their Advance Decision.
This factsheet explains how to make sure that your Advance Decision is legally binding. This is applicable to people living in England and Wales.