ReSpect: Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care

A unified approach to to the recording of emergency treatment plans and DNAR decisions has been mandated nationally. This means that all providers will use the same style forms with the aim of improving advanced care planning and sharing of information leading to better outcomes. The system went live on 10th October 2019.

This LETTER on behalf of the Healthier Together ReSPECT working groupsets out what this means in General Practice. Please read it; it is important that care providers understand the new system.