Families urged to discuss healthcare wishes after 4% said they have plan recorded

Safeguarding Ireland chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said that 'making an advance healthcare directive is free of charge and not difficult to do'.

Families are being urged to talk about “do not resuscitate” and other medical decisions, as just 4% of people have their healthcare wishes recorded.

Safeguarding Ireland is urging more people to put in place a healthcare plan, known as an advance healthcare directive, as new research has found that 96% of people do not have one.