Conversations About Advance Care Planning

#164 From Forms to Conversations: Embedding Digital Respect Across Systems with Sharan Harris-Christensen

Conversations About Advance Care Planning

Show Notes

The ReSPECT process has been widely implemented. It stands for the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment and, when used well, it provides a guide for clinicians to ensure people's wishes and values are respected in an emergency situation. Communication is at the heart of ReSPECT. In my conversation with Sharan Harris-Christensen we explore what good communication means and how this is delivered. Resource mentioned in this episode

RealTalk: Engaging people in end of life talk - Real Talk - Real Talk Education with Treetops Hospice: Education and development - Treetops Hospice Treetops Hospice Education and Development | LinkedIn ReSPECT for healthcare professionals LinkedIn: Sharan Harris-Christensen: Sharan Harris-Christensen - United Kingdom | Professional Profile | LinkedIn

Contact Sharan at: [email protected]

This episode was released to celebrate Dying Matters Awareness 2026 For information about Advance Care Planning, see the Advance Care Planning Explained resource on my website

Find out more about how I can work with you If you are a team looking to provide better end of life care, or set up a one off or complete education programme in end of life care head to www.speakformelpa.co.uk where I provide details on how I can help you. You will also find information about my Lasting Power of Attorney consultancy and the talks I offer for organisations. If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

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