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Planning Ahead
This space contains information to assist with planning ahead – such as advance care planning, preparing a will and providing for persons to make decisions on your behalf.
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ACP Guide Northern Health
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AODR sign-on to save lives
aodr-sign-on-to-save-lives.pdf
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Funeral Planning
Funeral-planning.pdf
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Funerals some issues explained
Funerals_some_issues_explained.pdf
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Making a will
Making-a-will.pdf
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Refusal of Treatment Certificate
Refusal-of-Treatment-Certificate.pdf
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Who Will Make Medical Decisions for You
Who-Will-Make-Medical-Decisions-for-You.pdf
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Advance care plan template
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/getfile//?sc_itemid={00206843-59D5-42E2-8C46-F2E1100AE13F}Department of Health and Human Services has an advance care template form you can download and complete. This is a Word document.
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Better Health Channel - advance care planning
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/servicesandsupport/advance-care-plansA simple guide to having the conversation and writing down you wishes about future care you want if you are no longer able to make decisions. Includes links to other useful websites.
- Consumer Advance Care Plan - DOC
- Advance care planning - have the conversation: A strategy for Victorian health services 2014-2018