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Living will (advance decision)
Do not resuscitate (DNR) forms and CPR decisions
Lasting power of attorney for health and welfare
Advance statement
Get help if your relative’s wishes are not being respected
Mental capacity
Making a decision for someone else
Guide - planning ahead
Guide - starting the conversation
Guide - questions to ask after a terminal diagnosis
Healthcare professionals hub
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Everything we do starts with what dying people tell us. We listen to what they say and amplify their voices. We shift attitudes and drive changes to the healthcare system.
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13 September 2023
Advance Care Planning with people from South Asian Communities
We partnered with Subco Trust and the University of Bristol’s Good Grief Connects project to co-produce advance care planning workshops for South Asian elders.
Blog
3 October 2022
The NHS is in crisis
What does this mean for the people we support?
Resource
2 November 2022
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED)
There is a stark lack of UK guidance on VSED for people who wish to consider this option and for the clinicians caring for them.
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Planning ahead
Not sure where to start? Try our simple guide to planning ahead to help you choose what’s right for you.
Blog
31 October 2018
Conversations about death: a guest post by Joe Hammond
Joe Hammond has motor neurone disease. He has been writing and talking about how he is preparing himself and his family for his death
Blog
8 February 2019
Advance Decisions: uncovering what GPs need
We just finished a 10-week discovery, here’s what we found
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12 August 2015
Plan well, die well – learning from an information service
This report examines who contacts us, what they talk about and how we help them. It also demonstrates the importance of our work in empowering people to take control of their care.
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1 September 2022
Electronic end-of-life records – what people need
A lack of adequate systems to share end-of-life wishes causes anxiety and poor experiences at the end of life. This report proposes an overhaul of electronic records and sets out what people need them to do.
Blog
6 February 2015
Dying Matters Awareness Week 2015
Blog
4 July 2013
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