Someone whom you can trust to communicate your medical preferences.
Everyone, particularly individuals with early diagnosis of medical conditions, chronic illnesses and potentially life-limiting illnesses.
1. Reflections on your values and beliefs
2. Choosing your NHS
3. Documenting your ACP
ACP is not a legal document. It is an on-going communication process to help one make informed decisions regarding future healthcare wishes.
An AMD is a legal document stating that one does not wish to receive extraordinary life-sustaining treatment in the event one is deemed terminally ill, unconscious and death is imminent. One can make an AMD and also undergo the ACP process.
An LPA is a legal document that allows someone ('doner') to appoint one or more individuals ('donees') to make decisions and act on the doner's behalf if the doner loses mental capacity. The powers granted via an LPA covers two broad areas: personal welfare matters (which includes healthcare decisions) as well as property and affairs matters.
To find out more about an AMD, click here.
To find out more about an LPA, click here.
The ACP form is not a legal document. It serves as a guide for healthcare professionals and loved ones in the event when one is no longer able to communicate their wishes.
It is currently free of charge for NUH patients and staff.
A discussion is usually held with the patient, their loved ones, and an ACP facilitator. If the patient has been diagnosed to have no mental capacity, ACP can be conducted with their loved ones.
Each ACP discussion may last between 30 minutes to 2 hours, and more than one discussion may be needed.
