For our Drop-In on Wed 4th March 2026 we will have Ms Patsy Fitzsimons from the Decision Support Service in attendance to address us on the topic of Assisted Decision Making. As we  “mature” it is very important to know what services / actions are available in relation to decision making .Ms Fitzsimons will address the following in her talk

1 Short history of Decision Support Service, (DSS) its purpose and how it operates

2 Assisted Decision Making Act 2015: brief outline of its main contents

3 What is/not capacity

4 Assisted Healthcare Directive (AHD, brief summary/ its legal status

5 Role of Designated Healthcare Representative (DHR)

6 Who can/not be a DHR

7  Creating ,monitoring, changing , ending an AHD

Enduring Powers of Attorney , (EPA)

A   Outline what EPA is

B Describe what an EPA covers

C Outline the process for creating, registering, maintaining, changing, ending an EPA agreement

D Costs, approx., in relation to creating an EPA agreement

This promises to be a very informative, interesting andrelevant talk. Consequently ,we, the members of the organising committee, would dearly welcome your attendance on the day. If you have a query you would like me to raise with Patsy, on your behalf, email your query to me and I will bring it to the attention of our guest speaker: mmacfhlann@gmail.com

So ,note Wed 4th  March in your diary and hoping  you can be present on the day

Yours in decision making

Micheál Mac Fhlannchadha 

p/p Org Committee

16/01/2026