Considerations around ACP / future wishes could be introduced from the point of diagnosis onwards in the form of questions such as: - Your health is good / great now, but have you thought about what might happen if anything should change? - What are your priorities? (for your wellbeing (physical, mental, emotional needs / wishes), family, friends, social life, hobbies etc.) - What is the main thing on your mind? - What are the things most important to you to have a good quality of life? - What worries or fears do you have about the future with your health? - What more would you like to know about your illness and what is likely to be ahead? - Do you feel like your health has deteriorated? If it were to deteriorate further have you thought about what would be important to you? - What sort of information would help you make decisions about your future? - Are there any kinds of medical care which you would not want? - Do you want to share these thoughts with your family? What would that be like? - Do you have someone who should be consulted about your care or has been given Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare? Who would you want to fulfil that role?
Considerations around ACP / future wishes could be introduced from the point of
diagnosis onwards in the form of questions such as:
- Your health is good / great now, but have you thought about what might happen if
anything should change?
- What are your priorities? (for your wellbeing (physical, mental, emotional needs /
wishes), family, friends, social life, hobbies etc.)
- What is the main thing on your mind?
- What are the things most important to you to have a good quality of life?
- What worries or fears do you have about the future with your health?
- What more would you like to know about your illness and what is likely to be ahead?
- Do you feel like your health has deteriorated? If it were to deteriorate further have
you thought about what would be important to you?
- What sort of information would help you make decisions about your future?
- Are there any kinds of medical care which you would not want?
- Do you want to share these thoughts with your family? What would that be like?
- Do you have someone who should be consulted about your care or has been given
Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare? Who would you want to fulfil
that role?