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Mum is on borrowed time. What do I do when she dies?

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Twinklyfaerieglade · 01/09/2017 21:44

My mum has been on borrowed time for quite a while. She is 88, not eating, barely drinking and the GP is astonished she is still alive, but says we are looking at a very few days now.
She is still at home thanks to brilliant support from careers, the GP and my dad. Dad has just asked me who he phones if she dies tonight. Obviously I said me, but he then spoke about 999. Clearly 999 isn't appropriate as they cannot do anything for her but who do I notify? Do I phone out of hours?

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annandale · 01/09/2017 21:50

Not 999. Bumping for you as someone will know but AFAIK for an expected death just ring her GP in the morning, not an out of hours call. So ringing you when it happens sounds right.

I'm so sorry.