This website is no longer being actively maintained. Some of the material has been moved and is now hosted on the the End of Life Care section on the NHS Wales Health Collaborative website. The full link is: https://collaborative.nhs.wales/implementation-groups/end-of-life-care/
List of resources
END-OF-LIFE CARE INDICATOR TOOLS
- Welsh Palliative care Indicator Tool (W-PIT) ** [HTML]
Professional guideline. Authors: NHS Lothian; adapted by: Hywel Dda ACP Working Group - GSF Prognostic Indicators
Professional guideline. Authors: Gold Standards Framework
IDENTIFYING ACP PATIENTS
- Secondary to primary care communication form **
Professional guideline. Authors: Palliative Care ACP Working Group - Traffic lights [PDF]
Professional guideline. Authors: Palliative Care ACP Working Group
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Communication skills guide to starting ACP [PDF]
Professional guideline. Authors: Palliative Care ACP Working Group
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING GENERAL - Info for Patients
- ACP Introduction **
Patient Info leaflet. Authors: Palliative Care ACP Working Group - Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills -factsheet
Patient Info leaflet. Authors: Age UK
LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY (LPA) - Info for Patients
- Making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
Patient info website; downloadable application pack. Authors: Office of the Public Guardian - Arranging for someone to make decisions about your finance or welfare (i.e. LPAs)
Patient Info leaflet. Authors: Age UK
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING COMMUNICATION FORM
- Advance care planning communication form **
Pro forma. Authors: Palliative Care ACP Working Group