Court of Protection applications
Court of Protection applications What do the Court do? The Court of Protection have one remit, that is to make decisions on behalf of people who lack capacity to make [...]
The withdrawal of food and fluid – the right to die – a new Supreme Court case
The withdrawal of food and fluid – the right to die There was an important case this week in the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court in the UK regarding [...]
Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment
Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment There have been a couple of cases coming to Court recently regarding the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment. Court cases are always stressful and can [...]
Dealing with the immediate issues after a loved one has died
Dealing with the immediate issues after a loved one has died The first thing to say about this is that everyone grieves in a different way. If the person who has [...]
Dying and Bereavement
Dying and bereavement When a family member is terminally ill, everyone deals with that information in different ways, that includes the person themselves. The Kubler-Ross model has 5 stages: Denial, [...]
Pain – managing it for someone else
Pain – managing it for someone else. See a loved one in pain, especially if they are having difficulty explaining their pain is really hard to watch. You can look [...]
Suicide – The aftermath
Suicide – The aftermath The politically correct way to discuss suicide is to describe it as “taking their life” as the phrase “committing suicide” refers back to the time when [...]
Do Not Resuscitate – Completing a TEP
Do Not Resuscitate - Completing a TEP Firstly, what on earth is a TEP? Many of us will have heard of DNR orders, but have no idea what a TEP is, [...]
Caring for a dying relative
Caring for a dying relative This is a very hard subject. We don’t like to think about ourselves or our loved ones dying, but it is nevertheless an important subject. [...]
Wills and succession for business owners
Wills in relation to business owners If you are a sole trader, partner or director in a business, think about what if something serious happened to you and you died, what [...]