My future wishes: Advance Care Planning (ACP) for people with dementia in all care settings
NHS England’s Dementia Team has just published the guide My Future Wishes: Advance Care Planning (ACP) for people with dementia in all care settings. The Dementia Challenge 2020 maintains that ‘ By 2020 we would wish to see… All people with a diagnosis of dementia being given the opportunity for advance care planning.'
To support this NHS England developed the guide, with input from experts by experience, carers, health and social care professionals. ACP is fundamental for everyone living with dementia. It enhances choice, aids delivery of person-centred end of life care, helps to guide care when mental capacity is lost and provides support for families and carers.