Ep 42. ReSPECT Podcast Series - Episode 1: What is ReSPECT?

We are proud to host the brand-new ReSPECT Podcast Series! 

Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing eight podcasts that focus on ReSPECT – a plan that records a person’s wishes, choices, and decisions about their care, should they be unable to speak about it during an emergency.

ReSPECT (the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) provides health and care professionals responding to an emergency with a summary of a person’s wishes and choices, and clinical recommendations made by those involved in their care,  which in turn helps them to make informed decisions about a person’s care and treatment.

Each ReSPECT podcast focuses on a different area of care, with insights from experts from across Lincolnshire’s health and care system. 

In this first episode, former ICB ReSPECT Project Manager, Jenny Fryer, and Dr Adam Brown, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, introduce the ReSPECT process, setting the scene for understanding how it works and its importance.

Future podcast episodes will cover an array of subject areas, including:

• How to have a ReSPECT conversation with a person
• How to complete a ReSPECT plan
• ReSPECT and the Ambulance Service

All of the podcasts provide valuable insight and advice for anyone working in a health and care capacity.