ACP Day 2025 - Reflection
Thank you for making the day so special
What an amazing campaign
Advance Care Plan Day 2025 is the UK's national day of Advance Care Planning awareness and action. It is focused on highlighting the importance of advance and future care planning and to empower society to make plans about their health and social care.
Many of you wonderful people hosted your own events. Others attended the national conference in Norfolk and others had 'watch parties' from the conference's live stream.
The day was also a melting pot of ideas and sharing experiences by care professionals. Sharing is caring and the incredible speakers from across the UK and beyond contributed their time and expertise in a variety of different ways.
Looking ahead to 2026
The UK's National Advance Care Planning Day will return once again and build upon the last two years. We cannot wait to kick this all off again soon. As always, ahead of the day awareness and engagement will take place. On the day itself the national conference will return and events and awareness campaigns across the UK will take place.
Listen to the Final ACP Day 2025 Podcast
The Podcast below features Clare, Dani and James from the ACP Day team. They reflect on the campaign and look ahead to 2026.
Gold Standards Framework partnering with ACP day 2025
We are delighted to announce...
GSF have partnered with ACP Day 2025
We are delighted to announce that GSF have partnered with ACP Day 2025.
The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Charity has been training and accrediting care professionals to deliver ‘gold standard’ care to people in the last year(s) of life for over 25 years. We believe everyone deserves gold standard care, no matter who they are, what’s wrong with them or where they are being cared for. Understanding and documenting goals and wishes for the last years of life are essential to achieving gold standard care, so Advance Care Planning is a key component of the GSF programmes. We are proud to partner with Advance Care Planning Day 2025 and to share our tools and resources to support Advance Care Planning.
The GSF will be attending and exhibiting at the national conference. Please come and say "hello" to them should you be attending in person. To learn more about the GSF visit: https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/
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Speaker Announcement: Zoe Harris
Future care planning made easy
Zoe Harris traces the journey from a simple wall chart to the development of the My Future Care Handbook, a comprehensive resource aimed at facilitating personalised future care planning for individuals as they approach later life. Using personal stories about caring for her late husband living with advanced dementia, and then for her late mother, Zoe highlights the pivotal role of sharing essential information to enable quality care and humanising the healthcare experience.
The evolution of the wall chart into the Mycarematters profile, a digital platform for documenting needs and preferences, underscores the importance of accessible and comprehensive information in healthcare settings. Zoe emphasises the need for early engagement in advance care planning, dispelling misconceptions and stigmas surrounding discussions about future care and end-of-life preferences.
Drawing from extensive research and feedback, the My Future Care Handbook is a user-friendly guide covering all the topics we should consider as we approach later and end of life. Through colour coding and QR codes linking to online resources, the Handbook provides a structured approach to navigating complex decisions. Real-life examples and case studies illustrate the impact of the Handbook in empowering individuals to take an active role in their care journey.
Recognising the challenges of navigating care planning alone, Zoe introduces the Buddy Service—a support programme designed to assist individuals in developing personalised action plans using the Handbook as a guide. The success of the pilot programme underscores the value of tailored support in facilitating informed decision-making.
Expanding beyond individual support, Zoe discusses the importance of collaboration with organisations and community groups to reach a broader audience. Through training sessions and ongoing support, these partnerships aim to equip staff and volunteers with the necessary skills and confidence to initiate and facilitate meaningful conversations about future care planning.
Zoe emphasises the importance of community support in empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their future care. By fostering a culture of proactive planning and open dialogue, the My Future Care project seeks to enable people to retain / regain a sense of control over their lives, live their best life possible and experience a good death.
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