If a doctor agrees to your first request, they will need to do an assessment.

An assessment will help your doctor work out:

• how your illness or medical condition affects your life

• if you are eligible for voluntary assisted dying.

The assessment will be in person.

Your doctor will make sure you are eligible.

Your doctor will also talk to you about other supports you can use.

For example, palliative care.

Palliative care is support for when you are near the end of your life.

You use palliative care when you have an illness that:

• will get worse

• will last the rest of your life.