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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.
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Living will (advance decision)
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
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED)
Who we are
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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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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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13 July 2026
Bridging the gap
How to ensure people’s decisions are respected at the end of life
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24 June 2020
Why we don’t use ‘BAME’ in our content
There are numerous reasons why the term ‘BAME’ is problematic, but we focus on why it is inappropriate and unhelpful to use in our content
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12 January 2022
Our new, user-led content
…and the lessons we’ve learnt along the way
Blog
1 November 2022
Electronic end-of-life records
Where we are and where we need to be
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We want you to be in control of your end-of-life decisions. Because there is no-one better to make them.
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Our nurse-led information line is free of cost and free of judgement. We're here for you, whether you're preparing for the years ahead or need us right now.
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We want to amplify the voices of the people we support, so we share their stories and experiences on our blog. We also work in the open, sharing our work and our thinking as it happens.
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Research and policy
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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19 July 2024
Rethinking the UK’s approach to dying
Lessons from an end-of-life helpline.
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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.
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