Glossary

Health and Welfare LPA

An LPA covering medical care, where the person lives, and (if specified) life-sustaining treatment. Can only be used if the donor has lost capacity.

A Health and Welfare LPA covers decisions on care, where the person lives, who can visit, and (if specifically authorised in the LPA) life-sustaining treatment.

Capacity is decision-specific. The LPA only applies where the donor has lost capacity for the relevant decision.

Related terms

Other terms that come up alongside this one.

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
A legal document giving chosen attorneys authority to make decisions for the person who made it, used if the person loses capacity to decide for themselves.
Attorney
A person appointed under an LPA to make decisions for someone else.

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Lasting Powers of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney lets you choose who makes decisions for you if you cannot make them yourself. Both types: property and finances, health and welfare.

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