FAQs
- ★ I can't remember my password, how do I login?
- What happens if I have an accident when I’m out on my own – how will anyone know about my Advance Decision?
- Can I have both an Advance Decision and a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare?
- Can’t my next of kin just make decisions for me?
- I have a Living Will – do I need to make an Advance Decision too?
- If I refuse treatment in an Advance Decision, will I still be given pain relief?
- I don’t want to be resuscitated, but I’m not sure this is covered in the scenarios given in this online tool.
- I have moved house since making my Advance Decision – do I need to make a new form?
- I’m not sure that I want to refuse any treatment, what can I do to record my wishes?
- I would like to die at home – where can I record this?
- What if my family disagree with my Advance Decision?
- Can I request particular treatments?
- Can I change my mind about what I have included in my forms?
- What is a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare?
- What is ‘life-sustaining treatment’?
- Should I talk to my GP about making an Advance Decision or an Advance Statement?
- Who can be a witness to my Advance Decision?
- What is the difference between an Advance Decision and an Advance Statement?
- What is an Advance Statement?
- What is capacity?
- I live in Northern Ireland, can I make an Advance Decision or an Advance Statement?
- I live in Scotland, can I make an Advance Decision or an Advance Statement?
- What is an Advance Decision?
- I don’t want to tell anyone about my Advance Decision – is that OK?
- I have changed my GP since making my Advance Decision – do I need to make a new form?
- How often should I update my Advance Decision?
- Can I refuse food and water in my Advance Decision?
- Can I refuse to go to hospital in my Advance Decision?
- Can I include my wishes about organ donation in my Advance Decision?
- What else should I consider when thinking about whether to make an Advance Decision or an LPA?