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A NEW INITIATIVE will allow people in Ireland to store their wishes for medical care, for use in the event of an emergency of serious illness, online.
The second phase of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Think Ahead project will be launched later today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
The programme, which encourages people to “Think, Talk, Tell, and record and review their personal preferences for future medical, financial and personal care”, was already available in printed format, but a pilot scheme will now see this information stored online behind a secure sever.
“Not enough people have a pension or have made a will,” Justice Catherine McGuinness, chair of the Forum on End of Life in Ireland said.
“Fewer still have taken the time to decide who they would like to be contacted in the event of an emergency, or how to make important decisions known to their loved ones. Our ambition is that every citizen in Ireland will use Think Ahead as an important planning tool.”
The new phase will use Patients Known Best, a system already in several countries, is described as “fully secure”.
It allows patients to organise plans for what they want for their own health care provisions.
The development of the online version of Think Ahead will be funded by Third Age.
Research published earlier this year in the Irish Medical Journal showed that 83% of people “had discussions on end-of-life planning with family members after reading Think Ahead”.
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Brilliant idea!
My dad once pointed out a tree at the back of the house & said he wants to be buried under it. I told him that I think he needs to get planning permission for that in advance but I’m presuming he hasn’t done it.
Bury me with ma money!!!!
I personally think this is great. I suffer with a respiratory condition which can lead to life support at times. Last time I ended up in hospital my wishes weren’t meet because I didn’t have the paperwork with me at the time of admission. This system looks much better!
Can I have jessie pavelka before I die? :)
Sure you can:
Time that people who have been messed around my our “mental health system” to have legally recognized Advance Directives to prevent future abuse and trauma. This goes unrecognized by the rest of society. Always remember it could be you. It is not really a case of them (“the mentally ill”) and the so called “normal”, despite what some high profile mainstream Psychiatrists would like society to believe.
Is this recognized by law?
There was an item in the news a few years ago regarding Man united, apparently the ground suffered from overuse because exessive numbers of deceased fans last wishes was that their ashes be scattered on the hallowed ground, thus causing surface problems, deceased fans now have the option of their ashes on permenent display in the form of glass tumblers,every time you take a sip its guarenteed to bring back memories.
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