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The differences between general care planning and decisions made in advance

21 May 2012

National End of Life Care Programme


This chart clarifies the differences between general care planning, and three decisions that can be made in advance:

  • Advance statements
  • Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment (ADRT)
    and
  • Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions.

This chart was originally published in 2010 and was revised in May 2012.

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