Clare is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience. Clare has dedicated the majority of her career to caring for individuals in their final years, months, and days of life. Time and again, witnessing the same challenges around planning for the future, and knowing that it could be done better. Clare founded Speak for Me, a company designed to approach Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in a fresh and meaningful way and to help people see LPA not as just another form to complete, but as a powerful tool for planning ahead.
Clare works closely with clients in a highly personalised manner, ensuring that their LPA truly reflects their wishes and values. Beyond this, Clare is passionate about raising awareness on this often-overlooked topic. Clare is currently offering a popular talk for groups titled, "How My Experience as a Nurse Inspired Me to Become a Lasting Power of Attorney Consultant"
The talk covers:
The challenges commonly encountered with planning ahead
The crucial difference a Lasting Power of Attorney can make (or the impact of not
having one)
Common misconceptions about Lasting Power of Attorney
A step-by-step guide on how to set up an LPA
There will also be time for questions afterward to discuss LPAs and broader planning for the future.
Views: 86 | Enquiries: 0Clare is a Registered Nurse with 30 years’ experience in End-of-Life Care (EoLC). She has worked in hospices, the community, and acute sectors as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, and at a national level as a Consultant Nurse for the Gold Standards Framework. Clare is a CQC Specialist Advisor for EoLC and a Lasting Power of Attorney Consultant.
Clare is the owner and director of Speak for Me which helps organisations to improve EoLC and provides professional and public education about Palliative and End of Life Care and Advance Care Planning. Clare campaigns for proactive Advance Care Planning and hosts the podcast Conversations about Advance Care Planning .
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