(England & Wales)
Create your advance care planning documents with ADRT, Advance Statement, Mental Health Statement, and LPA guidance notes.
Professionally drafted — structured following Mental Capacity Act 2005 requirements for England and Wales.
Download a professionally drafted advance care planning template, also known as an advance directive, living will, advance decision, or advance statement. An advance care plan allows you to record your healthcare preferences, treatment wishes, and end-of-life decisions in advance — ensuring your wishes are known if you lose mental capacity. Covers treatment preferences, refusal of specific treatments, preferred place of care, organ donation wishes, religious and cultural considerations, and emergency contact details. Structured following the Mental Capacity Act 2005 requirements for England and Wales.
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These documents ensure your healthcare wishes are respected when you can't speak for yourself — giving you control over future medical treatment decisions.
This pack includes four documents for comprehensive advance care planning: an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) for specifying treatments you refuse, an Advance Statement for expressing general healthcare wishes, a Mental Health Advance Statement for mental health treatment preferences, and Lasting Power of Attorney guidance notes.
Together, these documents provide comprehensive coverage for typical healthcare planning scenarios.
An Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) is legally binding for specified treatments, whilst an Advance Statement expresses general wishes and preferences which healthcare professionals must consider when making best interests decisions.
Our pack includes both documents so you have comprehensive coverage — binding refusals plus general guidance.
Avoid common mistakes when creating your advance care plan: being too vague about treatment refusals, failing to sign and witness ADRTs refusing life-sustaining treatment, not informing your GP and healthcare providers, and not reviewing documents after major health changes.
Our template guides you through creating valid, effective advance care documents.
If refusing life-sustaining treatment, the ADRT must be signed and witnessed. Give copies to your GP (ask them to add to medical records), next of kin, and anyone named as attorney. Review after major health changes. Consider carrying a wallet card stating you have an ADRT.
Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, a valid and applicable Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) must be followed by healthcare professionals. They must respect your refusal even if they believe the treatment would benefit you.
However, it must be valid (made when you had capacity, not withdrawn, and made without pressure) and applicable (covers the specific treatment and circumstances). If refusing life-sustaining treatment, additional requirements apply — the document must be in writing, signed by you, witnessed, and include a specific statement that it applies even if your life is at risk.
Yes, but additional requirements apply.
To refuse life-sustaining treatment (such as CPR, ventilation, or artificial nutrition), your ADRT must be in writing, signed by you, witnessed, and include a specific statement that it applies even if your life is at risk.
Our template includes all required elements.
Solicitor fees for an advance directive typically range from £100 to £400+, depending on complexity. Some solicitors include it as part of a wider estate planning package.
Our template is £22 one-time. Many complete their advance care plan confidently without additional legal costs.
Consider solicitor review if you have complex medical conditions or wish to create a legally binding advance decision to refuse specific treatments.
Yes. There is no legal requirement to use a solicitor to create an advance care plan in England and Wales. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, any adult with mental capacity can make an advance statement or advance decision.
Our template guides you through every section with clear instructions.
Consider solicitor review if you wish to make a legally binding advance decision to refuse life-sustaining treatment, which has specific witnessing requirements.
An advance care plan records your own healthcare wishes and treatment preferences for when you lack capacity. A lasting power of attorney (LPA) appoints someone else to make decisions on your behalf — either for health and welfare or property and financial affairs.
Many people create both. An advance care plan ensures your specific wishes are documented, whilst an LPA ensures someone you trust can make decisions the plan doesn't cover.
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