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Advanced Care Planning
WHY? :
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a personalised process that emphasises reflection, choice and communication and gives people the chance to think about and write down what is important to them. A person must have mental capacity* to make an advance care plan, and might find it helpful to talk to professionals about their care options (* for more information please visit Gov.uk ). As part of the process a person might choose to describe the type of care they would like at the end of their life. Personalised care plans can be documented in a person’s electronic record which should avoid a person having to repeat relevant information to the healthcare professionals involved in their care. ACPs can be adapted at any time following further discussions. ACP may also be known as Personalised Care and Support Planning or Future Care Planning.
In this video, Tony Bonser describes his experience of the benefits of Advance Care Planning when planning his son’s funeral .
e-ELCA free online training in the Advance Care Planning Module
This short film based on 50 interviews, highlights the importance of what matters conversations in the delivery of effective patient care from the perspective of professionals, and gives examples from clinical practice of how this approach can be incorporated into busy daily practice.
Planning for the future – simple 5-step guide to Advance Care Planning to help ensure you receive the care you want when you need it.
Resuscitation Council’s guide to CPR Decisisons and RESPECT
Resuscitation Council’s guide for patients and those close to them
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
Practical and educational tools to support staff to provide best quality care during the last days of life
HOW:
There are GP education masterclass videos available on early identification, advance care planning and information sharing
Personalised care means people have choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered, based on ‘what matters’ to them and their individual strengths and needs. This happens within a system that supports people to stay well for longer and makes the most of the expertise, capacity and potential of people, families and communities in delivering better outcomes and experiences when unwell.
One page easy to follow guide that can be used to talk to patients about their goals and values, set up the conversation, assess the patient’s illness understanding and information preferences, share prognosis, explore key topics and document the conversation
Some guidance from the RCP around holding honest conversations about the future