English translations of the MHLW Process Guidelines

We are delighted to publish an English translation, completed in 2019, of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Guideline on the decision-making process for medical and nursing care at the last stage of life” (March 2018). You can choose either an English-only version or a Japanese-English bilingual version. It’s important to note that these translations are not official.

MHLW_Process_Guideline_English.pdf

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MHLW_Process_Guideline_Trans_Eng_Jpn.pdf

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(2023.11.01)