TY - JOUR

T1 - Assessing Advance Care Plan Discussions in Hospice Day Care

AU - Johnstone, Rosalynde P

AU - Poolman, Marlise

AU - Ryan, Kay

AU - Schofield, Penny

AU - Watt, Bethany

PY - 2017/9/27

Y1 - 2017/9/27

N2 - Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is a voluntary discussion between an individual and their care providers. The primary purpose is to identify and document a person’s wishes and preferences for future care.Method: Within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) an ACP document which records the process of advance care planning has been developed, piloted and approved for use within North Wales. The BCUHB ACP document can be used to structure and document ACP discussions with patients. It is a patient-held record of these discussions that with the consent of the patient may be shared if appropriate with those important to the patient and/or healthcare professionals. ACP discussion opportunities and documentation of patients’ wishes and preferences for future care have been introduced into hospice day care in North Wales.Outcomes: This paper reports on the preliminary outcomes, lessons learnt and how they are informing the way forward with this challenging local initiative whilst contributing to the international ACP picture.

AB - Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is a voluntary discussion between an individual and their care providers. The primary purpose is to identify and document a person’s wishes and preferences for future care.Method: Within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) an ACP document which records the process of advance care planning has been developed, piloted and approved for use within North Wales. The BCUHB ACP document can be used to structure and document ACP discussions with patients. It is a patient-held record of these discussions that with the consent of the patient may be shared if appropriate with those important to the patient and/or healthcare professionals. ACP discussion opportunities and documentation of patients’ wishes and preferences for future care have been introduced into hospice day care in North Wales.Outcomes: This paper reports on the preliminary outcomes, lessons learnt and how they are informing the way forward with this challenging local initiative whilst contributing to the international ACP picture.

KW - Patient-held

KW - Wishes and preferences

KW - Monitoring ACP activity

U2 - 10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-125

DO - 10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-125

M3 - Article

VL - 3

SP - 32

EP - 38

JO - Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care

JF - Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care

SN - 2377-8393

IS - 2

ER -