Introduction The Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) process encourages early conversations with patients and their loved ones to agree, document and share care and ...

Background Emergency departments (EDs) are under unprecedented pressure due to multiple factors including: a rising and ageing population; rising bed occupancy in hospitals; reduced capacity in social ...

Background ReSPECT (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) is a national form developed by the Resuscitation Council to support care planning. ReSPECT is a process that creates ...