This page contains resources from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. While you may find useful information across both jurisdictions, some guidance, services and legal information may apply only to Northern Ireland or only to the Republic of Ireland. Please check the relevant source to make sure the information applies to where you live.
Find information and guidance for carers on helping someone plan ahead, including advance care planning, preparing a will, making decisions on behalf of a loved one, funeral arrangements and other legal and practical matters.
You can view the resource here: The Palliative Care Hub – Carers
NHS UK Information and guidance on planning ahead for end-of-life care, including how to record your wishes and preferences, discuss future care with loved ones and healthcare professionals, and consider options such as advance care planning, ReSPECT, advance decisions and lasting power of attorney.
You can view the resource here: NHS UK
This booklet is about some of the ways you can plan ahead and make choices about your future care if you live in Northern Ireland. It is for anyone who wishes to plan ahead, whether they have a serious illness or not.
You can view the resource here: Macmillan – Your life and your choices
Marie Curie offers information and guidance on advance care planning, including how to discuss and record your wishes for future care, what you may want to include in a care plan, and how planning ahead can help healthcare professionals and loved ones understand what matters most to you.
You can view the resource here: Marie Curie
Information and practical guidance to help people plan for the end of life, including advance care planning, treatment decisions, writing a will, funeral planning, organ donation, concerns about dying alone, employment rights and useful end-of-life resources.
You can view the resource here: Hospice UK
Think Ahead is a practical tool and customisable guide for advance care planning and end of life. It helps you document your healthcare choices and personal wishes. On this page, you will find resources to help you start to think and talk about your preferences for end of life. You can also get your Think Ahead Planning Pack right here.
You can view the resource here: IHF – I Want To Think Ahead
This resource includes information and guidance on planning ahead for future care, including making decisions about medical treatment, creating an advance care directive, choosing someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf, making a will, considering where you would like to be cared for, and talking with family and healthcare professionals about your wishes.
You can view the resource here: ICS – Planning Ahead
