Welcome to your virtual conversation with an MS expert. With our interactive video experience you can have a question-and-answer session with MS nurse Ellie, and find out about advance care planning. Start a conversation and Ellie will spring to life and answer you from a selection of over 100 pre-filmed replies. Ask questions on your phone or computer using your voice, keyboard, or by choosing from the suggested prompts.
My MS expert
Ask Ellie about advance care planning
Ellie has been an MS specialist nurse since 2016. In 2021, Ellie was appointed as a Queen's Nurse in recognition of her ongoing learning, leadership and excellence in patient care. She developed her passion for ensuring people live as well as they can until the end of their lives whilst working in district nursing. She has also worked in hospice care.
Ellie can help you with questions about advance care planning, including:
- What is advance care planning?
- How do I begin the process of advance care planning?
- What should I include in an advance care plan?
- How might advance care planning make me feel?
- Who should I share my advance care plan with?
- What if I can't make decisions for myself?
- What if there's a treatment I don't want?
- How can I be sure my wishes will be followed?
How it works
- Tap or click, 'Start conversation' to talk with Ellie
- If you want to speak aloud to Ellie, you'll need to allow us to use your microphone
- If you'd rather not speak or your device doesn't have a microphone, that's okay. Just tap 'text' in the bottom left corner to type your own question, or choose from one of the suggested questions
- Once Ellie has answered you, you can ask a new question or press the X in the top right to close your conversation
More about advance care planning
Thinking ahead: setting out your wishes - book
This book supports you to understand your personal values and preferences for your future medical care, so that you can share this with your loved ones and your healthcare team.