Advance Decisions To Refuse Treatment

Welcome to the Advance Decisions To Refuse Treatment (ADRT) website

This site explains how the law now allows people to make decisions to refuse treatments including those that sustain life. Many people want to achieve a natural and dignified death, this is one way to help achieve it. This is a free and non-profit NHS website. We suggest people enter the site using the relevent menu section (above). Many people benefit from looking at both sections.

Before entering the site, please consider watching this short video clip. This clip was taken from the East Midlands Today programme - BBC News, originally broadcasted on 17/09/07 (see right) that tells a compelling story of Penny who has terminal illness and her right to make an ADRT, which outlines her future plans for treatment to help her achieve a natural death and with dignity.

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Latest Website Updates

	GMC - National End of Life Guidance Consultation Event 14 July 2009
	Developing GMC Guidance on End of Life Care - Booking Form
	ADVANCE DECISIONS TO REFUSE TREATMENT - A Guide - 2009
	PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE CARE- A Guide - 2009
	ADVANCE DECISIONS TO REFUSE TREATMENT - A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals - 2008
	CONCISE GUIDANCE TO GOOD PRACTICE - A series of evidence-based guidelines for clinical management - Advance care planning - NATIONAL GUIDELINES
	New Technical Specifications / Help for the website