ReSPECT: Podcast

Summary

In this podcast from General Broadcast, Clinical Lead Daimon Wheddon and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital's Dr Caroline Barry, sit down to talk about ReSPECT.

The ReSPECT process provides a written record of patients' treatment preference and focuses on treatments to be considered as well as those that are not wanted or would not work. People with a complete ReSPECT form do not require a separate DNACPR form although it is important to be aware that a patient can have a ReSPECT form and still be in favour of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

ReSPECT aims to inform decision making for ambulance clinicians when the patient may lose capacity to make decisions for themselves.