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Advance Care Directives (NSW) - Using
Doc type: Guideline
Doc No.: GL2005_056
Functional Group - Sub Group: Clinical/ Patient Services - Aged Care Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing homes
Summary
There is a growing expectation that one's wishes for medical care at the end of life will be respected even if progressive disease takes away decision-making capacity. There is also a need for improved mechanisms whereby an incompetent person's prior wishes about end of life care can be known and considered at the time that treatment decisions need to be made. This guide aims to assist health professionals in discussing advance care planning with patients, and to clarify how to use an advance care directive as part of that process.
Date of Publication: 22 March 2005
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Health Research and Ethics
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Divisions of General Practice, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Private Nursing Homes, Public Hospitals
Distributed to: NSW Department of Health
Review Date: 22 March 2010
File No: 03/76-2
Previous reference: N/A
Status: Active
File link: Advance Care Directives (NSW) - Using
File size: 154Kb
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