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Understanding Lasting Power of Attorney for property and financial affairs and Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare.

An Advance Statement allows you to record your wishes, feelings, beliefs and values in case you later become unwell and need care or medical treatment.

Advance Decision can also be known as a Living Will or Advance Directive. It allows you to write down any treatments that you don’t want to have in the future, in case you later become unable to make or communicate decisions for yourself.

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency attempt to restart a person’s heart and/or breathing if they have a cardiac arrest.

Making a Will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and possessions when you die. These things are sometimes called your ‘estate’. You can also use a Will to decide who should look after any children under 18.

There is a risk of the mosquito borne Zika Virus in Bangladesh.

We hope you like the new format for the Annual Report which sets out the work of Healthwatch Oldham over the last 12 months and includes examples of how we have engaged and supported Oldham residents.

Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.

Our volunteers support us in many ways. From speaking to local people to find out what they think about health and care to helping people access services, volunteers play an important role at Healthwatch Oldham.

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.