NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

End of Life Care People in lots of different situations can benefit from end of life care – weeks, or several months. Decisions, about end of life care can be discussed with your healthcar Advance Care Plans (ACPs) are normally made together with your h record your treatment and care wishes and should be attached to you your care. ACPs are different to making an Advance Decision (Living Will), an Ad Welfare, which can be made at any time. If you’ve made an Advance D should be noted in your Advance Care Plan. Further information about advanced care planning and end of life care Good end of life care is tailored to the person who needs it. You and the people close to you should be at the centre of decisions a End of life care should help you to live as well as possible, until you di and your care team will discuss these with you and take them into acc End of life care can include psychological, social and spiritual support (such as pain relief). You may receive end of life care at home, in a care home, in a hospita

To read about making your wishes known, click here to visit the ‘compassion in dying’ website

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