Advance Care Plan Day 2025
What is Advance Care Plan Day?
Advance Care Plan Day is the UK’s national day or awareness and action dedicated to advance care planning. There are lots of ways to learn, share information and empower societal change.
The second national day highlighting the importance of Advance Care Planning
On the 7th May 2025 the second national Advance Care Planning Day will take place across the United Kingdom. This annual day of action and awareness will highlight the importance of Advance Care Planning and encourage society to document, share and discuss their wishes. It builds upon the incredible success and impact of the first National Advance Care Plan Day in 2024.
There are a number of ways in which the general public and professionals can get involved in the weeks leading up to the national day and on the day itself.
Host your own ACP Day event
We encourage professionals and those with lived experience to host their own event. Events will be listed on the national website and the Advance Care Plan Day team will help promote your event ahead of time. Click here to list and host your own event
Language Matters
We are engaging with all nations across the UK. We have also developed a range of sharing assets with terminology used in each nation.
If you live in Scotland and host a ‘Future Care Plan Day’ event or you live in Wales and host a ‘Advance & Future Care Plan Day’ event we will list and promote it with the terminology relevant to the communities you serve.
This year’s national conference will conclude with a panel discussion about the different approaches to advance care planning between the nations. A representative from each nation will be contributing. ‘Language and terminology’ will be explored
National Conference
The national conference returns to Norfolk. Last year’s sold out conference welcomed 320 in person attendees and thousands watched the live stream.
This year’s conference speakers include Dr. Christian R. Ntizimira, Evie King, Celia Kitzinger, Clare Fuller and Vicki Caldwell. The conference is free to attend in person. It is also free to access the live stream. Last year organisations across the globe had ‘watch party’s’ at their place of work. We encourage you to host such an event should you wish to do so. To reserve a physical ticket, setup a watch party or reserve a virtual ticket click here.
Making a pledge and empowering others
Both the general public and professionals can pledge to complete one or more advance care planning tasks. Pledges can be shared on social media for accountability, conversation and awareness.
Pledge cards are available on the website individually. The complete set of cards can be found in this year’s resource pack.
Empowering others can take place in a number of ways. This includes raising awareness of the day ahead of time and sharing prompt cards. Prompt cards outline some of the components of Advance Care Planning. Sharing helps cards help raise awareness, reflection and action.
Through education and social participation, an increased number of Advance Care Planning tasks such as documentation and important discussions will take place in the weeks and months leading up to the day and on the day itself.
Share your story
Those wanting to submit their own Advance and Future Care Planning stories (both good and bad) are encouraged to share them for publication if they wish to do so. The sharing of stories helps us all learn what we are doing well and how we can improve.
Podcasts
The first ACP Day 2025 podcast is now live and available in the resources section. A number of further ACP Day podcasts will be released ahead of the national day for awareness and action. These draw on our experiences of care planning, the awareness day and insights obtained from both professionals and the general public.
ACP Day Team
ACP Day 2025’s core team consists of James Norris founder of MyWishes & The Digital Legacy Association. Digital Research Fellow at Harlington Hospice. Dani Ayre, Palliative Care Educator at Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning advocate, coach and educator at Speak For Me LPA.
Self-empowerment
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them. You are welcome to use MyWishes to assist.
We are a ‘tech for good’ service and everything is free to use. To learn how it works click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
Other News
MyWishes awarded 57th on top 100 Healthcare IT companies list
In March we were added onto the 100 top Healthcare IT companies and startups list. Our entry position is 57th place.
The Top 100 Companies and Startup List
Thank you F6S for awarding us 57th place in the top 100 Health IT Companies and Startups list.
Our tech for good organisation do things differently. We de-medicalise care planning and empower society to make plans for ‘what matters most’ to them at any given moment in their lives. It is great that our work is further acknowledged by our inclusion.
Empowering society to make plans
We continue to innovate and collaborate with charities and professionals to improve and develop the MyWishes platform and offering to society. Our mission is for everyone to document their wishes and ensure that they are followed in the future. We do this by making everything free and easy to use.
We are not VC funded and put our community at the forefront of everything we develop and the services we provide.
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free. To learn how it works click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
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MyWishes Spring update
Spring news update
The daffodils are in bloom and with it, we reflect on days gone by and look ahead at to the Spring and Summertime. I has been a busy few months for us and things are going to get very exciting in the weeks and months to come
We thank our community of users and all of those who continue to support our free to use platform and ongoing advocacy
Platform updates
We continue to improve the experience and services provided for MyWishes users. We have refreshed the homepage and will be making further updates in the weeks ahead. The Digital and Social Media Will tool features are currently undergoing a makeover with improved functionality and content. Changes will be deployed in the next two weeks. A sneak peak of the homepage design is shown to the side (below if you are viewing this page on a mobile device). This will be made live as part of the next update.
Hospice UK’s National Legacy Campaign
We are supporting Hospice UK’s National Legacy Campaign. It’s goal is to encourage more people to leave a gift in their Last Will & Testament to their local hospice
MyWishes will writing and funeral planning service is free. We believe that our will writing service is the only, genuinely ‘free will writing’ solution available in the UK. Other platforms claiming to be ‘free’ either require charities to pay them (instead of the person writing their will) and/or the service charges the user an ongoing fee after the first year. To learn more about how we are supporting hospices and the national hospice legacy campaign, click here.
Top 100 Health and IT Company
In March we were recognised as a top 100 ‘Healthcare IT company and startup’ in the UK. We are delighted and honoured to be included. We are also very happy with out entry position…. 57!
The last few years has been a wonderful journey shared with many across the UK and beyond. We look forward to building upon what we have started in the months and years to come.
Sharing knowledge at conferences and events
We continue to share knowledge at conferences and train the both the public and professionals in areas relating to planning ahead. Recent talks include a face to face presentation at Hospice UK’s Technology Leaders Conference in February, a training course for the Princess Alice Hospice and a webinar for University of the Third Age (U3A) members. A video snippet from the U3A workshop can be viewed below.
Academia
We continue to publish our work, insights and outcomes to academia. The last publication was a poster for Hospice UK’s National Conference in Glasgow. ‘The wellbeing hub – reimagining wellbeing services’ poster can be viewed below and on Research Gate.
We will be discussing ‘Artificial Intelligence and Ethical challenges in Palliative Care’ with @amaranwosu at @HospiceUK‘s Technology Leaders Conference. https://t.co/y9p50EOSyG
…We look forward to the 4th Feb and hope to see you there. #Hospice #Ai #HealthTech
— MyWishes (@MyWishesApp) December 29, 2024
The Digital Legacy Conference 2024
We supported the Digital Legacy Conference 2024 (Bern Switzerland) in November. This year’s conference took place as part of Public Health Palliative Care International Conference (PHPCI). It was our first PHPCI and it is a truly wonderful conference that we will be attending again in the future.
The Digital Legacy Conference took place on the last day of PHPCI and proved to be a deep sharing of knowledge and best practice. A special “thank you” to PHPCI for your support, Meta (Facebook) for sharing your expertise and all of the wonderful speakers and attendees. To learn more visit www.DigitalLegacyConference.com
The National Advance Care Plan Day will return in 2025.
Due to the huge impact ACP Day 2024 made, we have decided to make the awareness day and annual occurrence. The 2025 awareness day launch will take place very soon but until then we can confirm:
- ACP Day 2025 will take place on the 7th March (save the date)
- It will be bigger and better than last year.
- Your organisation can host its own ACP Day event and we will support you with your this.
- The National Conference will return to Norfolk. Last year the sold out conference welcome 320 people venue and hundreds tuned into the live stream. We expect the same to take place this year. The 2025 keynote will be delivered by Dr. Christian R, Ntizimira (founder of the Safari Concept). Free tickets are now available. Those unable to attend can access the conference via a live stream.
Although the 2025 website is still a work in progress (for which we apologise) it can be viewed in it’s current state here https://AdvanceCarePlanDay.org
Secret news (TBA soon)
- We are working on a top secret, high impact new project. All will be announced in April but we cannot wait to share it with you.
- We have two international talks booked in for the Spring / Summer time. These will be announced in April.
…Have an amazing few weeks 🙂
If you still do not use MyWishes, create an account and document your wishes for free
Clicking on the button below will take you to the MyWishes registration page
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
National Hospice Legacy Campaign - Getting your website ready
National Hospice Legacy Campaign
“Hospice UK is leading a national campaign to encourage people to leave a gift in their will to their local hospice. This campaign will support participating hospices to fundraise for their work through legacy giving.” To learn more about the campaign click here.
The resources below have been created by MyWishes to support this year’s campaign and increase the amount of gifts left to hospices. MyWishes is free for the general public to use. All of the resources are free for hospices to utilise and we do not charge hospices when gifts are left to them by their supporters.
MyWishes invite all UK hospice's to add a link to our free to use platform to their hospice website's before the campaign launches. This might help increase the amount of gifts pledged from Wills and donations collected from Funerals
MyWishes enables society to leave gifts within their legally binding Last Will & Testament’s. It is also used to pledge in-memory donations from funerals.
The information below highlights how hospices can update their website in order to optimise their own hospice legacy campaign ahead of the national legacy campaign’s launch date in early 2025.
About MyWishes
Everyone in the UK can use MyWishes in order to create a legally binding Last Will & Testament for free. Unlike other Will writing platforms there is no cost for the person documenting their wishes. There is also no cost for the hospice or charity who is pledged a gift from one of their supporters.
Ahead of the National Hospice Legacy Campaign we invite hospices to optimise their fundraising campaign by updating their own hospice website ahead of time.
How to get your hospice's website ready
Ahead of the National Hospice Legacy Campaign it is important that your community are able to pledge donations online to you should they wish to do so. If your hospice website is not able to provide suitable ways for this to take place, you might not receive as many donations as you might otherwise have receivied.
Below are some of the ways in which you might want to prepare your hospice website ahead of the National Hospice Legacy Campaign.
Updating your website pages and the navigation
To start off with make sure that you have suitable will writing and funeral wishes pages on your hospice’s website. Once pages are updated and any new pages created, make sure that the new pages are linked to from the website’s navigation.
You might also want to revisit other pages that contain similar information relating to donations and planning ahead. You might decide to ‘cross link’ these pages when it is suitable to do so. For example, if you have a page about ‘funeral collections’ you might want to add a link from this page’s copy to a ‘donate in memory’ page.
Text for your hospice's website.
If you decide to list MyWishes as a way in which your community can pledge and provide your hospice with donations, you are welcome to use the text and images provided below. You are also more than welcome write your own text and use your own images alongside information a link to MyWishes.
Will Writing (text to copy and paste onto your website)
You can write your Last Will & Testament online for free using MyWishes Once it has been completed you will need to print the document and sign it in front of two people in order for it to become a legally binding document. If you would like to leave a gift in your Last Will & Testament to us we would be very grateful however this is not required. To learn more about writing your Last Will & Testament online using MyWishes click here.
Funeral Donations (text to copy and paste onto your website)
You can document your Funeral Wishes online for free using MyWishes. Once it has been completed you can print and email it to someone you trust. You might also want to email a copy to one or more funeral directors for a quotation.
If you would like donations to be collected at your funeral you are able to state which cause you would like donations to be allocated to. All donations provided to our hospice are warmly welcomed. To learn more about documenting your Funeral Wishes online using MyWishes click here.
Images for your hospice's website.
The images shown below are available to download and use for free. They can be found within the resource pack. Simply click on the button provided and select the images you would like to use. Once opened it can be downloaded from the resource pack onto your computer and uploaded to your own hospice’s website.
Do you need technical support?
If you require any technical support with the tasks outlined above please do get in contact by contacting us.
We wish you all the best with your hospice’s fundraising efforts over the months ahead.
Free to download and use leaflets
Hospices are also welcome to download and print our public facing leaflets for free. Leaflets highlight the importance of making plans in advance and are folded into three sections. They are suitable in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
Other news
Hospice UK Technology Leaders Conference
Hospice UK Technology Leaders Conference
Hospice UK Technology Leaders Conference will take place on the 4th February, 2025 at the Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester.
Our founder James Norris will be presenting alongside Dr Amara Nwosu, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Medicine. International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. The title of their presentation is ‘Artificial Intelligence and Ethical challenges in Palliative Care‘.
A Technology Conference for Hospices
“For the first time, Hospice UK will bring hospice tech leaders together for a one-day conference dedicated to exploring key challenges and opportunities in the technological and digital development space”.
Who is this conference for?
This one-day conference is aimed at those with executive and strategic responsibility for IT and digital, working or with an interest in hospice technology.
If you work in digital development and advancement in an organisation providing palliative or end-of-life care, or in a non-profit organisation in the wider sector, you are invited to:
- hear from experts about the latest developments
- connect with and learn from other strategic technology leaders working in the sector
- develop peer-to-peer relationships.
Further reading
- Ai – An overview for hospices (James Norris)
- Advancing Palliative Care: Artificial Intelligence and Design Insights from the USA and the Netherlands (Dr Amara Nwosu)
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Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service. Our community of users document ‘what matters most’ to them and share their wishes with their GP, friends, family members and anyone involved with their current or future care. It is free for all to use. To learn how it works click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
New MyWishes overview videos
We have produced a video to help highlight the value MyWishes brings to our users and the wider community.
We hope you like our new videos as much as we do. If you like the videos and would like to share them on social media, please do. 🙂
About our new videos and the creation process
Over the last few months we have been slowly putting together two short videos. The videos are for use over the year ahead to highlight what MyWishes is and why it is important. The two videos use the same content and have been optimised for different purposes.
We wanted to make sure that most of MyWishes core features were showcased and explained. By doing so, the interface and purpose of them is easy to understand. The videos use a mixture of screencasts from the MyWishes platform further assisted with the use of animation.
Main version
If you would like to view some of the other videos we have created over the past few years, you may want to visit and subscribe to our Youtube Channel.
Instagram Version
View this post on Instagram
The creation process
Once the video had a set of defined goals, we started to ‘storyboard’ the video. This involved working out the story that ‘Kelly’ would tell and how best for her to articulate ‘what matters most’ to her within a short amount of time.
We then wrote the script and recorded it. Once the script was recorded and edited down, we edited the video making sure that it was in time to the script.
Final product
We are happy with the outcome. Upon completion we reedited the master video making a separate version more suitable for watching on Instagram and mobile devices. This version is a different aspect ratio (video screen size). By zooming into certain video clips smaller content appears larger in Instagram and when watching on mobile devices.
We also decided to increase the animation sizes and added further animations within the Instagram version
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document, share and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free. We only work directly with the NHS, local governments and charities and do not share our communities data with anyone.
To learn more about each feature and how each section supports society to plan for ‘what matters most’ click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
Sort out your life! 100 tiny tricks - Guardian feature
"Sort out your life! 100 tiny tricks to help with everything from digital overwhelm to lumpy sugar and unpaid bills"
"Sort out you life!"
The Guardian Newspaper have published a checklist of 100 life hacks that can be implemented for improved feelings of wellbeing and productivity.
We are delighted to have made the top 100 list and would like to thank Emma Beddington at the Guardian for including MyWishes as one of the ways in which people can “sort out your life”.
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free. To learn how it works click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
Association of Palliative Day Services Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce that we will be participating in The APDS Conference 2024
APDS Conference 2024’s theme is Innovation, Inclusion and Collaboration – Building Back Better. It is a face to face conference taking place at Conference Aston, Birmingham
APDS Conference 2024 - Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
- 09:30 – 10:15 Opening Keynote Presentation – Future Direction Update from Hospice UK, Anita Hayes – Clinical Quality Lead, Hospice UK
- 10:15 – 11:00 Workshop 1 – Your Life, Your Death ACP Programme Katie Miller – Longfield Hospice
11:00 – 11:15 Break
- 11:15 – 12:00 Workshop 2 -Transition from children’s services to adult services, Naomi Turrell – Wellbeing lead nurse, St Andrew’s Hospice
- 12:00 – 12:30 Your Shout – Reflections from the morning Workshops APDS Committee to facilitate
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch and Networking
- 13:15 – 13:30 APDS Annual General Meeting, APDS Committee
- 13:30 – 14:15 Workshop 3 – Partnership working with the Citizens Advice Bureau, Macmillan and Myton Hospice, Jodie Morris – Deputy Nursing Director, Myton Hospice and Kieran Howell
- 14:15 – 15:00 Workshop 4 – Neuro Living Well Course, Grace Dakin and Rachel Milne – St Peter’s Hospice
15:00 – 15:30 Break
- 15:30 – 16:15 Closing Keynote Presentation James Norris – Founder, MyWishes
16:15 – 16:30 Closing Remarks
About The Association of Palliative Day Services
The Association of Palliative Day Services, known as APDS, is a national representative body formed exclusively for palliative day service professionals from across the UK and Ireland.
Originally formed in the 1990’s as a platform for day care leaders to share ideas and experiences, the association has sought to bring together services from across the country to uniform structure and develop guidelines for practice. The APDS continues to provide support and education for palliative day service professionals and has built an essential network for providers across the UK.
The vision is to create a meaningful alliance between day service providers, to form a national voice that advocates strategic development to strengthen and align services across the country. The APDS strives to promote education and professional development, and to be continually advancing standards in care for patients and their loved ones. Most importantly, the Association has provided a supportive community for day services; this network enables members to draw upon the wealth of experience and expertise within a growing and dedicated network of colleagues.
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free. To learn how it works click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
Advance Care Plan Day 2024 - Announcement
A national day highlighting the importance of Advance Care Planning
On the 8th May the first national Advance Care Planning day will take place in the United Kingdom. This day of action and awareness will highlight the importance of Advance Care Planning and encourage society to document, share and discuss their wishes.
Participate in ACP Day 2024
There are a number of ways in which the general public and professionals can get involved ahead of the national day and on the day itself.
The new Advance Care Plan Day website containing information about the different aspects of Advance Care Planning asks visitors to make and share ‘pledges’ about the Advance Care Planning tasks they now intend to undertake. Visitors are also able to help empower others to learn and participate by sharing prompt cards outlining the different aspects of Advance Care Planning.
Through education and social participation, it is hoped that an increased number of Advance Care Planning tasks such as documentation and important discussions across the UK will take place.
Telling stories and the national conference
Those wanting to submit their own Advance Care Planning stories (both good and bad) are encouraged to share them for publication if they wish to do so.The first two Advance Care Plan Day, ‘Getting Your House in Order’ podcasts are now live.
Registration for the ‘Getting your House in Order, Advance Care Planning Conference’ is now open. This hybrid conference will take place with a live audience in Norwich and streamed live on the 8th May. More than 20 health and social care organisations across the globe have already received the streaming link in order for it to be watched live at their place of work.
Charitable organisations working within relevant fields are encouraged to be listed as a ‘supporter’ for this year’s national day of action and awareness.
About Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning is a voluntary process where someone thinks about and makes plans for their future health, social care and wider wishes. An Advance Care Plan can be one or more documents that express someone’s future health, social care and wider wishes. You can create an Advance Care Plan for free on MyWishes
The vast majority of adults in the UK have not created and shared one or more Advance Care Planning documents. The aim of the awareness and action day is to help change this. Making plans in advance can be of great benefit whilst someone is healthy, when they are unwell, for care professionals and for the person’s friends and family members in the future.
To learn more about the UK’s Advance Care Plan Day and to get involved visit www.AdvanceCarePlanDay.org
About Advance Care Plan Day (#ACPDay2024)
Advance Care Plan Day is a not for profit awareness campaign taking place on the 8th May 2024. It is a national day of awareness and action for all areas around advance care planning.
ACP Day 2024 is being organised by members of MyWishes, The Digital Legacy Association, Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Speak For Me LPA. To view a list of supporters and contributors (and to become one) click here
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free.
To learn how MyWishes works and to create a free account click here.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.
'Best Digital Legacy Platform' - Winner
MyWishes wins ‘Best Digital Legacy Platform’ Award
We are delighted to announce that MyWishes has won the ‘Best Digital Legacy Platform’ Award’ from the SME Business Elite Awards.
We have worked tirelessly to develop and provide a free to use, future planning platform that is of high value to society. Digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding is an important part of this
We would like to say a big “THANK YOU” for the nomination and this month’s award.
How we support our community with digital legacy safeguarding and digital assets planning
Our multifaceted approach to digital legacy and digital assets planning includes:
- Planning for digital assets held in third party online accounts (social networks etc) that are of a sentimental value within a Social Media Will.
- Leaving Goodbye Messages that allows loved ones and future generations to receive messages following death.
- Planning digital assets of a monetary value within a legally binding Last Will & Testament.
- Writing or publishing a self written or video recorded obituary to help contribute to the person’s own obituary. This task can form part of someone’s Funeral Wishes.
- Developing digital legacy tutorials to empower society with different aspects of digital asset ownership, digital death and digital legacy on MyWishes and third party accounts (social networks etc).
- Raising awareness about the importance of digital legacy planning in the media and speaking at events. A list of events we are speaking at in 2024 (last updated on the 27th December 2023) can be viewed here.
- Highlighting the importance of philanthropic activities such as leaving a gift to others and charities Last Will and Testaments and supporting people who wish to donate money to a charity at their funeral (legacy giving).
The best person to manage your digital assets and put plans in place to help safeguard your digital legacy is you. You don’t have to pay anyone to do this, you just need to allocate a small amount of time to address it.
Making plans on MyWishes
The best way to ensure that your own unique, end of life wishes are adhered to, is to document and discuss them.
MyWishes is a ‘tech for good’ service, we can assist and everything we provide to the general public is free. To create an account and get started click here.
We would like to thank the SME Business Elite Awards once again for the nomination and the award.
Michael Sobell Hospice Palliative Care Department Mount Vernon Hospital, Gate 3 Northwood HA6 2RN United Kingdom (Map)
- Register and document your wishes for free here
- For all enquires click here
- To learn how MyWishes works click here
MyWishes free to use software was developed under the guidance of healthcare, hospice, legal and funeral professionals. Our platform empowers society to make plans for both themselves and those they care about.