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We support you to make informed choices, start honest conversations about death and dying with your loved ones, and record and revisit your wishes whenever you want, for free.
Find out how we can help
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Living will (advance decision)
Do not resuscitate (DNR) forms
Lasting power of attorney
Advance statement
Get help if your relative’s wishes are not being respected
Mental capacity
Making a decision for someone else
Assisted dying
Guide - planning ahead
Guide - starting the conversation
Guide - questions to ask after a terminal diagnosis
Healthcare professionals hub
Who we are
Who we are
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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Find out who we are
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We listen to what dying people tell us, conduct research and then amplify their voices to drive policy changes to healthcare practice.
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Blog
4 February 2022
Why some people make a living will
How we reflected the real reasons directly back into our content
Resource
18 March 2021
DNACPR decisions before and during the Coronavirus pandemic – what we’ve learned
This report looks at people’s experiences of DNACPR decisions during and before the Coronavirus pandemic.
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11 December 2015
Medical treatment and patient’s rights – recent legal cases
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Privacy policy
Resource
30 August 2018
The role of Ambulance Trusts in respecting people’s end-of-life wishes
Findings from a Freedom of Information request.
Resource
1 October 2018
Advance care planning in general practice – does policy match reality?
Findings from a Freedom of Information request to Clinical Commissioning Groups.
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What Now? Questions to ask after a terminal diagnosis
A guide to help you ask the right questions, get the information you need, and make the decisions that are right for you.
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Making a decision for someone else
The law says if someone cannot make a decision for themselves the decision needs to be made by someone else. The person making the decision must act in the person's best interests.
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12 December 2018
Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration – new guidance for doctors
Celia has worked on issues surrounding decision-making and mental capacity for many years, and was a member of the core group who produced the new guidance published today
Resource
7 August 2019
Advance decisions – uncovering what GPs need
This research reveals that GPs lack sufficient awareness and understanding of advance decisions (living wills), with potentially damaging consequences for patients.
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