Introduction to Advance Care Planning (including ReSPECT)
Tuesday 17th November 2026
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Online
Who should attend:
All health and social care staff who are involved with talking with others about their future wishes and want to increase their knowledge and confidence in this subject.
Open to all but might be particularly suitable for care home and community staff
Course Aims:
To provide an overview of what advance care planning involves and how to go about having such conversations
Objectives:
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To identify what advance care planning (ACP) is and why and when it might be useful
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To state the legality of different documents associated with advance care planning
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To consider approaches to advance care planning discussions
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To consider areas of importance that individuals may like to explore within ACP discussions
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To become familiar with the ReSPECT* form (used across Hertfordshire)
Presented by
Claire Nicell
Joint Head of Education and Learning
Her palliative care experience has involved working in hospitals, hospices and as a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse. More recently her focus and experience has switched to education. Within Hertfordshire she was part of the ABC project delivering palliative and end of life care to care homes throughout the county and then spent 18 months with the palliative care team at Watford General Hospital implementing The Rose Project (to promote dignity and respect at the end of life).
Claire loves working collaboratively with different colleagues across the social and health care sectors and helping individuals apply the principles of palliative care to their setting to promote excellent palliative care for those they care for.
She keeps her hand in clinically by working with her colleagues in the Community Palliative Care team and supporting a support group for patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis to ensure she practices what she teaches!
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