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Advance care planning

Understanding advance care planning

Advance care planning is about planning and communicating your wishes in relation to care at the end of life.

Steps to advance care planning

Learn more about the four steps involved in advance care planning.

Comparison table: advance care planning documents

Compare advance health directive, enduring power of attorney, Statement of Choices and will documents; what they are used for, who completes them and who needs to authorise them.

Your rights at the end of life

Capacity
Consent
Substitute decision-makers

Potential healthcare choices

Information about some potential treatment choices that can be considered in advance care planning.