End of Life Care Practice Development Team

All health and social care staff require education, training and support to make sure they are ready and able to work effectively with people who are dying, and their carers.

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End of Life Care Practice Development Team

All health and social care staff must have education, training and support to ensure they are ready and able to work effectively with people who may be coming towards the end of their lives, and those that are important to them. The Northamptonshire End of Life Care Practice Development Team provide high quality, evidence-based advice to support this. The team is based within the Specialist Palliative Care Service and works across health and social care in the public and independent sectors. 

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Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Kettering Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6NP

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Contact us

Telephone: 0300 027 1300
Email: eolceducation@nhft.nhs.uk

Advance care plan

Advance Care Plan

Planning for your future care (advance care planning) gives you the opportunity to think about, talk about and write down your wishes, preferences and priorities for your care. This includes how you would like to be cared for towards the end of your life. You can include anything that is important to you, no matter how insignificant it may appear. 

Advance care planning can help you and your carers (family, friends and professionals who are involved in your care) understand what is important to you. The plan helps you to discuss your views with those who are close to you. It will help you to be clear about the decisions you make and keep a written record of your wishes so that they can be carried out at the appropriate time. Recording your wishes and preferences for care helps to make sure that your wishes and preferences are taken into account. You can choose who you share this information with.

An advance care plan can be created at any time. It is a good way to make sure your wishes are recorded and allows a secure approach on life.

To help you with your planning we have created an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Booklet that you can download and fill in. or request a copy by contacting the PALS team on acp@nhft.nhs.uk or 0800 9178504.

We have also created the Advanced Care Planning (ACP) booklet in an easy-read format.

 

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