Advance care planning

Advance care planning offers people the opportunity to plan their future care and support, including medical treatment, while they have the capacity to do so.

Not everyone will want to make an advance care plan, but it may be especially relevant for:

• People at risk of losing mental capacity - for example, through progressive illness.
• People whose mental capacity varies at different times - for example, through mental illness.

Links:

• Advance care planning, Quick Guide (opens new window)