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• Q1 What is an Advanced Health Directive?

  An advanced health directive is a document that details your wishes and instructions for your future health care and medical treatment. This document can then be referred to at a time when you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself, to ensure that your wishes are followed. Read more

• Q2 What’s the difference between a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Power of Attorney?

  The difference is that a general Power of Attorney ceases to have effect after you lose the mental capacity to make financial decisions but an Enduring Power of Attorney will continue to have effect even after you lose mental capacity. Read more

• Q3 Who can arrange a Power of Attorney for me?

  You can buy a Power of Attorney from any legal stationer and from some Newsagents but it can be a complicated process to fill it out, requiring correct numbering, layout etc. We suggest you consult a Lawyer or Solicitor to help you draw up an appropriate Power of Attorney to ensure the document ... Read more