Palliative care: active total care of people whose condition is not responsive to curative treatment, and involves the physical, psychological, spiritual and social aspects of care.

A power of attorney is a written legal document giving someone else authority to take actions and decisions on your behalf.

There are different types of power of attorney according to where you live in the UK.

Parenteral administration: drug administration delivered by routes other than the gastrointestinal tract.

Paresthesia: an abnormal sensation, such as burning or prickling.

PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

Person-centred care: co-ordinated and seamless care that promotes satisfaction and improved care outcomes for a person.

Psychosis: a symptom of mental illness where a patient believes their hallucinations and/or delusions are real.