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ReSPECT stands for Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment. The ReSPECT process creates a personalised recommendation for your clinical care in emergency situations where you are not able to make decisions or express your wishes. ReSPECT forms have now been introduced in York and will be replacing DNACPR forms over the next few months. A paper copy with stay with a patient at their address and an electronic version will be added to the patient records.
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This plan can be for anyone, but will have increasing relevance for people who have complex health needs, people who are likely to be nearing the end of their lives, and people who are at risk of sudden deterioration or cardiac arrest. Some people will want to record their care and treatment preferences for other reasons.
How does a ReSPECT plan work?
The plan is created through conversations between you and your health professionals. The plan stays with you and should be available immediately to health professionals called to help you in an emergency, whether you are at home or being cared for elsewhere. Professionals such as ambulance crews, out-of-hours doctors, care home staff and hospital staff will be better able to make quick decisions about how best to help you if they can see your ReSPECT plan in an emergency.
Who makes the recommendations?
The ReSPECT process is designed to support conversations between you and your health professionals (and other people important to you) in order to understand your priorities of care and use those to develop an agreed plan that records what types of care or treatment.
It is important to understand that the ReSPECT plan cannot be used to demand treatments that are not likely to benefit you and would not be offered.
In an emergency where you are not able to say what is important to you, clinical decisions will be made by health professionals trying to act in your best interests and for your benefit.
Why is this available?
In an emergency, health or care professionals may have to make rapid decisions about your treatment, and you may not be well enough to discuss what is important to you. This plan empowers you to guide them on what treatments you would or would not want to be considered for, and to have recorded those treatments that could be important or those that would not work for you. Many treatments that can be life-sustaining for some people carry a risk of causing harm, discomfort or loss of dignity. Many people choose not to accept that risk if the likelihood of benefit from treatment is small. This plan is to record your preferences and agreed realistic recommendations for emergency situations, whatever stage of life you are at.
ReSPECT survey
The views of patients and carers are very important to this work. We would therefore be grateful if you would take a few minutes to complete this ICB survey. Please do not put your name on this form. It will be used anonymously to help us evaluate the work the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are doing.
Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. More than 43,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year in the UK.
There are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer, but many people with the condition eventually develop symptoms including:
> a persistent cough
> coughing up blood
> persistent breathlessness
> unexplained tiredness and weight loss
> an ache or pain when breathing or coughing
If you have any of these symptoms, please get in touch.
Lung cancer mainly affects older people. It's rare in people younger than 40. More than 4 out of 10 people diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK are aged 75 and older.
Although people who have never smoked can develop lung cancer, smoking is the most common cause (accounting for more than 70 out of 100 cases).
#lungcancerawarenessmonth
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lung-cancer/
We are experiencing extraordinarily high demand for same day appointments today. A lot of people are getting in touch about sore throats, cough or viral symptoms.
Most cough/cold symptoms will get better within a few days (some symptoms such as a cough can last up to 3 weeks). We do not prescribe antibiotics for most people with a cough/sore throats and will generally recommend self care: plenty fluids, rest and paracetamol/decongestants etc.
If you are unsure about your symptoms, you can ask your local community pharmacist or NHS111. If you are a parent and unsure when to worry, here are some useful resources:
➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/symptoms/fever-in-children/
➡️ https://www.healthiertogether.nhs.uk/child-under-5-years/fever
Did you know, If it's not safe to talk you can call 999 from your mobile then dial 55.
Your call will be transferred to the police. They will try to help you using simple yes or no questions. If you are not able to talk, listen to the questions and instructions so the person on your phone can arrange help.
If you call 999 from a housephone / landline and say nothing, your call will be transferred to the police. They will be able to help you, and they will be able to track your location.
