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An Advance Decision for Clear Treatment Wishes.
An Advance Decision allows you to record decisions to refuse specific medical treatment in defined circumstances, helping make your wishes clear if you cannot communicate them later.
Medical Clarity
Personal Choice
Peace of Mind
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Advance Decision (Living Will)
State your medical wishes clearly and retain control over your future treatment. An Advance Decision allows you to legally outline which medical treatments or interventions you would or would not want to receive, ensuring your choices are respected even if you cannot speak for yourself.
What is an Advance Decision?
An Advance Decision is a legal document that lets you record in advance that you do not want certain medical treatments under specific circumstances, such as when you lack the mental capacity to decide for yourself. This document is sometimes referred to as a living will.
What the document does
Records treatment refusals
Specify treatments you do not want.
Clarifies your wishes
Supports professionals and family.
Supports dignity
Reflect your personal choices.
Reduces uncertainty
Helps avoid all guesswork and ambiguity.
Why it matters
Planning ahead now can help protect your voice and reduce uncertainty later.
Keep control
You decide what treatments you would not want.
Guide your family
Clear wishes make difficult decisions easier.
Support clinicians
Disagreements may cause additional distress.
Reduces conflict
Fewer disagreements during already hard times.
What can go wrong without one
Your wishes may be unknown
Professionals may not know what you would have wanted.
Family may face difficult decisions
Loved ones may struggle with uncertainty and guilt.
Stress and conflict can increase
Applying to the Court of Protection can be time-consuming and costly.
Professionals may lack clear guidance
Treatment decisions may not reflect your preferences.
UK Example
A patient’s family believed they knew what treatment their loved one would not have wanted, but those wishes had never been formally recorded.
During a medical crisis the family faced distressing uncertainty and difficult discussions with professionals.
A properly prepared Advance Decision could have provided clearer guidance.
Who this is suitable for
✓ Adults who want to plan ahead for future healthcare decisions.
✓ People with strong preferences about certain treatments.
✓ Individuals with ongoing health conditions or concerns.
✓ Couples who want clarity for each other.
✓ Families who want to reduce difficult decisions later.
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