Advance Care Planning
Website of useful resources and advice: http://advancecareplan.org.uk/
Dying Matters in Wales (Byw Nawr)
Organisation helping people to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life: www.dyingmatters.org
Mental Capacity: An Easy Guide
A practical guide produced by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales.
Tel: 03442 640 670
Web: www.olderpeoplewales.com/Libraries/ Publications_2018_19/Mental_Capacity_An_Easy_ Guide.sflb.ashx
Mental Capacity Act: Making Decisions
Guidance from the UK Government: www.gov.uk/government/collections/mental-capacity-act-making-decisions
An Easy Guide to Lasting Powers of Attorney
A simple guide from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales.
Tel: 03442 640 670
Web: www.olderpeoplewales.com/Libraries/ Publications_E/LPA_Final_Eng.sflb.ashx
Lasting Power of Attorney
www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney
Official form download from the DirectGov website: www.gov.uk/government/collections/lasting-power-of-attorney-forms
Office of the Public Guardian
Government agency protecting people who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. Provides an online service to create a lasting power of attorney.
Tel: 0300 456 0300
Web: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-public-guardian/about
Safeguarding for Adults
If you have concerns about the welfare of an adult, please contact ASSIST
Tel: 0345 602 7050
Last Will and Testament
Making a will: Practical guidance from the UK Government: www.gov.uk/make-will
DNACPR
Information on DNACPR decision making: www.resus.org.uk/dnacpr/decisions-relating-to-cpr/
Resuscitation
Frequently asked questions about DNACPR
Tel: 020 7388 4678
Web: www.resus.org.uk/home/faqs
Talk Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Website with useful resources from NHS Wales.
Tel: 0845 46 47 (NHS Direct)
Web: www.talkcpr.wales
Organ Donation Wales
Information from the Welsh Government, including information on how to opt-out of organ donation.
Tel: 0300 123 2323
Web: https://gov.wales/organ-donation-guide
Tissue and Corneal Donation
Contact the National Blood and Transplant team:
Tel: 0300 1232323
Web: www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/what-we-do/transplantation-services/tissue-and-eye-services/