Lasting Power of Attorney – Health & Welfare

This lets chosen people make decisions about your care and treatment. It allows your

attorneys to liaise with your GP, arrange long-term residential care, and make decisions

about medical intervention; although in the most grave circumstances, the medics may have

the final say.

Questions to think about:

• Who understands your medical and personal wishes?

• Do they live close enough to visit?

• Should they have authority over life-sustaining treatment decisions?

It is important to think carefully about your wishes, and set them out in this document.

Doing so gives you peace of mind, and also eases the pressure on your attorneys when they

have to make life changing, or ending, decisions.

An LPA for Health & Welfare only takes effect if you lose capacity.

Your Wills Team can make sure your LPA reflects your values and is legally valid.

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