Read clinical publications, research and additional resources that support the ReSPECT process.
Patients, carers and healthcare professionals can access patient guides, leaflets, resources for young people, digital top tips, information for care homes and more via the links below, and catch up on the latest research and findings to do with ReSPECT.
Our free, national e-learning course helps healthcare professionals confidently use ReSPECT. It equips them with the knowledge and skills to deliver personalised emergency care aligned with patient needs and what matters most to them, and promotes a unified approach across the UK.
Developed with input from a range of clinical and legal experts, this course is for healthcare professionals who read and follow ReSPECT plans in their roles, as well as those responsible for guiding ReSPECT conversations and writing plans. This includes staff working in hospitals, care homes, and primary care. This expert-led resource was built with accessibility, equality, and inclusion at its core.
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If you do not have an NHS email address, please register through the link below. This will give you access to the e-learning via the NHS Learning Hub.
The following documents have been developed or approved by Resuscitation Council UK for adopters to use within their organisations and for patients to use to support their decision making process.
It is important that these resources are not amended.
If your organisation develops resources that would be useful to other adopters, please submit them to info@respectprocess.org.uk for review.
ReSPECT Patient Guide - Arabic ReSPECT Patient Guide - Chinese ReSPECT Patient Guide - Gujarati ReSPECT Patient Guide - Polish ReSPECT Pati...
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These resources were co-produced by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds together with people with lived experience of...
These resources were co-produced by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds together with people with lived experience of learning disability as part of a research project funded by the National Institute of Health Research Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme (project number 13/13/16). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
The resources are designed to be used by health and social care professionals to support a person with a learning disability to think about and prepare for making a ReSPECT plan.
Browse recent publications below, or find out more on our research page.
Analysis of ReSPECT conversations, and evaluations of how to improve them ReSPECT facilitated person-centred conversations about care home residents preferences for emergency care. Translation of preferences in to actions during emergency situations proved difficult in some cases.
System wide evaluation section https://www.resus.org.uk/respect/respect-healthcare-professionals/respect-research Uptake of ReSPECT across 6 acute hospitals (2016-18) 1 in 5 patients in-patients had a ReSPECT form. Patients with ReSPECT tended to be older, have presented as an emergency admission, had cognitive impairment and a lower predicted 10 year survival. ReSPECT forms included treatment recommendations in 9 out of 10 patients.
