Support When Preparing For Life’s End
Where to Find End-of-Life Support?
Making plans ahead of time is both necessary and sensible, but can sometimes feel like a daunting task. There are many individuals and organisations out there that provide practical, emotional, and medical support for those facing the end of their life, and for their families and carers. We hope that amongst the selection below you find one that feels right for you.
Before I Go Solutions
Provides End of Life Planning tools, guidance and training to make your journey much easier, simpler and more straightforward. And helps you to do it in a way that is enjoyable too!
Dying Matters
Dying Matters is a coalition of individual and organisational members across England and Wales, which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
End of Life Doula UK
An End of Life Doula is there to support a person, and those that they love, with a terminal diagnosis, from the time they receive the news that they have a life-limiting illness through to the final months and weeks, and beyond to funeral planning.
Hospice UK
Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing dying, death and bereavement. They work for the benefit of people affected by death and dying, collaborating with their hospice members and other partners who work in end of life care.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support has information about all types of cancer, including diagnosis, treatments and drugs, as well as advice to help with the different ways cancer may impact people’s lives. They also have the Macmillan Support Line, which offers free, confidential support to people living with cancer, and their loved ones.
Soul Midwives UK
Soul midwives lovingly ease the passage of the dying, offering a range of gentle therapies to soothe and reassure, and they are skilled advocates and advisors.
Sue Ryder
Sue Ryder provides care and support at the end of life, both at home and in a hospice setting. They also offer a range of bereavement support, including free video counselling, an online community, plus advice and resources.
The Victoria and Stuart Project
The Victoria and Stuart Project is about finding the best ways to help people with learning disabilities plan for the end of their life. They want to make sure that people with learning disabilities get the right care and support when they are ill and going to die.
They provide a toolkit and useful resources for end-of-life planning, including links to videos, books, guides and much more.
