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I'm not old but I have an Advance Directive on my file that essentially says if I'm fucked then they should let me go. (And I'm in the UK where treatment is free at point of use).


Wow, this is a great post. I never knew about this NHS programme. I wish I had the same where I live.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/end-of-life-care/advance-decis...

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/end-of-life-care/advance-state...

At the risk of sharing some PII, are you willing to share some of the conditions that you set?


Compassion in Dying have some advice about advance decision making.

https://compassionindying.org.uk/making-decisions-and-planni...

It's important to get the right balance around specificity. You need to include some


It's not an NHS programme as such, just that the law recognizes these documents. It would work with a private GP too.

I used a template document but don't recall where I got it.




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