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Advance care planning

It can be difficult to make plans about the type of treatment and care you might need in the future. This page has guidance about advance care planning, and useful links.

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Planning ahead

Planning things like what type of funeral you want and who to leave your belongings to can make your final days easier, giving you more time with family and friends.

As a valued volunteer at Myton’s Inpatient Unit, Surjit helps offer Advance Care Planning to patients and their families

Hospice care stories

09 October 2023

Surjit’s Story: volunteering in Advance Care Planning

Surjit is one of the amazing people who make hospice care what it is. We find out why she volunteers in her local hospice after a rewarding career as a GP.

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Why access and equity in advance care planning matters

Why access and equity in advance care planning matters

A mockup of the new Planning Ahead tool, being piloted through Hospice UK

End of life care

10 December 2021

New Planning Ahead tool launched

Dr Kathryn Mannix writes about the pilot of a new advance care planning tool.

Find out about the fantastic range of events taking place around the UK for Dying Matters Awareness Week in 2024

What's on: Dying Matters Awareness Week

Find out about the fantastic range of events which took place around the UK for Dying Matters Awareness Week in 2024 - many run throughout May, and beyond.