National Advance Care Planning Day
The UK's THIRD National Day dedicated to Advance Care Planning and Future Care Planning.
ACP Day 2026 - 1st July, 2026.
Theme: Supporting marginalised and disenfranchised communities
Welcome
Every adult in the UK should have one or more care plans in place outlining ‘what matters most’ to them in regards to their future health and social care.
The purpose of this annual day of awareness and action is to highlight the importance of care planning and help empower society to make suitable plans for themselves.
What is Advance & Future Care Planning?
The UK's National Advance Care Plan Day
The UK’s national Advance Care Planning Day highlights the importance of Advance Care Planning and Advance Care Plans.
It encourages society to document, share and discuss their wishes.
It emboldens and empowers care professionals through education, collaboration and the sharing of experiences.
ACP Day 2026 builds upon the incredible success and impact of the National Advance Care Plan Days in 2024 and 2025. There are a number of ways in which you, your charity and hospice can get involved in the weeks leading up to the national day and on the day itself.
The day includes a National conference in Norfolk. This can be attended in person and is live streamed (in outstanding quality) across the globe for free.
The purpose of this annual day of awareness and action is to highlight the importance of care planning and help empower society to make suitable plans for themselves.
Supporting the marginalised and disenfranchised
In order for Palliative Care services to be available to all, special requirements and different ways of working is required for different communities.
Due to a lack of education, knowledge and awareness many communities are marginalised and disenfranchised during the Advance Care Planning process. This can have a profoundly negative outcomes during the person’s life, at the end of their life and in the memory of loved one’s.
Universal Advance Care Planning
This year we will explore supporting marginalised and disenfranchised communities. We will celebrate and share work that is being undertaken and once again and learn from bad experiences. We will learn and share from one another both online and face to face.
Dates for the diary...
This year’s campaign will kick off with a bang on the 1st June 2026.
The Day of Action and Awareness will take place on the 1st July.
The National Conference will take place (in-person and live streamed on the 1st July.
ACP Day events will take place across the UK between the 29th June – 4th July.
Now is time to start preparing and getting ready
Ways that you and your organisation can prepare...
Host your own ACP Day 2026 event
This year we will be supporting organisations who would like to host their own ACP Day events. Simply send us your event details and we will list and promote it.
Events can be face to face, virtual or hybrid. They can be for the general public, for professionals or for both.
Attend the National Conference in 2026
In 2026 the UK’s National ACP Day Conference will return to Norfolk. Speakers already confirmed include; Dr Kathryn Mannix (author), Dr Jed Jerwood (No Barriers Here) and Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (The Victoria & Stuart Project).
You can register attend in person or virtually (both are free)
Start sharing information and empowering 
Share your support on social media..
A number of social media sharing cards (images) and other resources are being developed.
The 2026 resources will be published and made available to all, for free very soon.
Watch the 'how to share' tutorial video ..
TUTORIAL: How to download & share an #ACPDay2024 pledge
— Advance Care Plan Day 2025 (@ACPDay2025) May 4, 2024
1) Visit https://t.co/uM2BRuxg6S
2) Choose the card you would like to share
3) Click on the download button
4) Navigate to the download icon and click on it
5) Upload it to X, Facebook etc with your personal message
Done😍 pic.twitter.com/aBHIH671Qs
2026 resources (coming soon)
To help kick start ACP Day 2026 consider downloading and sharing one of resources using the hashtag #ACPDay2026. We will re-share your support 
Share your Advance Care Planning story
If you would like to tell us about your own Advance Care Planning stories (good or bad) we would love to read it. We welcome contributions from the general public, health and social care professionals
A number of selected stories will be told on the days leading up to this year’s Advance Care Plan Day.
This year's theme...
The theme in 2026 supporting the marginalised and disenfranchised.
Within the UK these groups include; people with physical and mental disabilities, prisoners, LGBTQ+ communities, those who do not have English as their first language, those who live within underserved and rural communities.
ACP Day Objectives...
The National Advance Care Plan Day 2026 will builds upon the success and impact made in 2024 and 2025.
Our objectives remain the same, for everyone to document, discuss and share their unique wishes and for wishes to be adhered to and delivered in a professional and suitable way.
Each year we explore and expand different ways in which we all can help our communities to achieve these goals
We work across the various nations, support professionals to host their own ACP Day events, host a national conference and provide resources to help make this happen.
ACP Day is a Not for Profit Awareness Day and Conference. It takes place due to the kind support of volunteers and financial support from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Charity and the good will of those participating. This year we are delighted to have Sue Ryder partnering and collaborating with us.
We are looking to widen the network of collaborators passionate about Advance Care Planning ahead of the Second, National Advance Care Plan Day. If you would like be involved in someway, shape or form, get in touch using advancecareplanday.org/contact #ACPDay2025 #advancecareplanning #careplanning
— Advance Care Plan Day 2025 (@advancecareplan.bsky.social) 17 December 2024 at 13:30
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Get Involved...
How will you make plans in 2026? You might decide to ‘make a pledge‘ to document your wishes within one or more care planning document. You might simply decide to learn more about this important area and have a conversation about your wishes with a loved one.
If you are a professional, charitable or other organisation you might want to run your own Advance Care Plan Day event?
Who is organising ACPDay 2026?
The UK’s National Advance Care Plan Day and the National Advance Care Planning Conference is organised by:
This year's supporter
The wonderful Sue Ryder Charity has partnered with us this year.
Sue Ryder’s mission is for everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief to access the support they need.
Core Team
James Norris founder of MyWishes & The Digital Legacy Association. Digital Research Fellow at Harlington Hospice.
Dani Ayre, Palliative Care Educator at Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning advocate, coach and educator at Speak For Me LPA.
List your charity, NHS Trust or Organisation as a ACP Day supporter
“Thank you” to all of the charities, NHS Trusts and organisations who are supporting this and last year’s ACP day. If you would like to be listed as a supporter (for free) add your name to the list.
Advance Care Planning (also known as Future Care Planning) should take place before someone become’s ill. It can include conversations and a variety of different tasks based on the person’s stage in life and their unique wishes for the future. Some of the reflective questions someone might ask them self include; what do you want to happen?, what do you not want to happen?, who would speak for you if you were unable to? and what do you want to be remembered for?
An output might be the creation of an Advance Care Plan, a Future Care Plan and a variety of specialist care planning documentation.
There isn’t one set way to talk about, document and share your wishes.
An Advance Care Plan (or a Future Care Plan) is a document that outlines what someone would and would not want to happen in the future. Once completed it should be shared with at least one trusted person, their GP and anyone who might be involved with their care now or in the future… It’s like a Last Will & Testament but instead of being about things you own… it’s about you!
Advance Care Plan and Future Care Plan documents can be updated at anytime in the future and whenever life and health circumstances change.
Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to learn about this year’s Advance Care Plan Day. If you would like to get involved, download and share some of the free resources from the button below.
Share on X, BlueSky, Facebook & others
The UK’s National #AdvanceCarePlanning Day will take place again next year. Please get in touch if you are passionate about ACPing and:
😍 You have ideas as to how it can be improved
😍 Your charity or organisation can help support next year’s awareness day.#AdvanceCarePlan pic.twitter.com/rDXYqc6etS— Advance Care Plan Day 2025 (@ACPDay2025) June 3, 2024
The UK’s Second National Advance Day Plan Day will take place on the 7th May 2024 📣 #ACPDay2025 will be bigger, better… 😍 Increased website interactivity (list your own events) 😍 National Conference returns 😍 New resources 😍 Increased societal impact #AdvanceCarePlanning
— Advance Care Plan Day 2025 (@advancecareplan.bsky.social) 23 November 2024 at 08:53
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