ReSPECT: Promoting person centred planning and emergency care

The ReSPECT Essentials e-learning course is provided by Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) to support healthcare professionals in understanding what the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) process is and how it can be used in their practice to support person-centred emergency care and treatment planning. It is intended to provide a foundation upon which an organisation’s ReSPECT training programme can be built.

The course is intended to be completed by healthcare professionals who work for organisations that have adopted the ReSPECT process and by healthcare professionals who, as part of their job role, are expected to:

• read and follow ReSPECT plans, and/or
• guide or lead  ReSPECT conversations and write plans. 

The course is made up of three modules:

Module 1 – An overview of the ReSPECT process and how it can be used to guide emergency care and treatment. 

Intended to be completed by all healthcare professionals who encounter ReSPECT in their practice to provide an understanding of the process, including how to read and follow ReSPECT plans.

Module 2 – How to guide ReSPECT conversations and write plans. 

Intended to be completed in addition to Module 1 by healthcare professionals who are expected to lead ReSPECT conversations and write plans as part of their job role. 

Module 3 – Case studies and additional resources.

Provides case studies to allow all users to apply what they have learnt about the ReSPECT process to their practice, along with access to further resources about ReSPECT.

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